Platform Engineer

itecopeople; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working flexibility

Collaborative technology team

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

itecopeople is looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join a high-impact engineering team. In this role, you will build and maintain a shared Kubernetes platform that supports AI and automation services within a large enterprise.

You'll be involved in modern engineering practices on a greenfield project, working with Azure, GitOps, and observability tools to enhance platform reliability. This role offers hybrid working options and an opportunity to shape crucial infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Kubernetes platform engineering.
• Proficient with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Knowledge of observability tools like Grafana and Prometheus.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate Azure Kubernetes Service environments.
• Manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Support CI/CD and deployment pipelines.

Skills

Kubernetes platform engineering

Terraform and Infrastructure as Code

Docker and CI/CD workflows

Linux and Bash scripting

Observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus)

Kubernetes networking and security

Tools

Terraform

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Job description

A prestigious client is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to join a high-impact engineering team delivering a modern cloud-native platform that underpins AI and automation services across a large-scale enterprise environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a greenfield Kubernetes platform built using modern engineering practices across Azure, GitOps, service mesh, observability and event-driven architecture.

The Role

As Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for building, operating and improving a shared Kubernetes platform used by application, AI and integration engineering teams. This is a hands‑on role covering infrastructure as code, Kubernetes operations, CI/CD, networking, observability and platform reliability. You'll work closely with architects and engineering teams to shape the future of the platform while helping maintain high standards across automation, security, scalability and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and operate Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments
• Manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform and ARM Templates
• Support GitOps-based CI/CD and deployment pipelines
• Operate observability tooling including Grafana and OpenTelemetry
• Maintain platform networking, service mesh and API gateway layers
• Support event streaming infrastructure and platform reliability
• Participate in incident response and platform operations
• Contribute to platform engineering standards and best practices

Skills & Experience

We are looking for candidates with strong experience across:

• Kubernetes platform engineering and cloud-native infrastructure
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Docker, CI/CD and GitOps workflows
• Linux, Bash scripting and platform automation
• Observability tooling including Grafana and Prometheus
• Kubernetes networking, security and service mesh technologies

Experience with the following would be highly beneficial:

• ArgoCD or Flux
• OpenTelemetry
• Kafka or Redpanda
• Policy as Code / Kubernetes security tooling

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to help shape a greenfield cloud-native platform
• Hybrid working with flexibility
• Collaborative, high-performing technology team
• Long-term programme of strategic importance
• Competitive salary and excellent benefits package

If you are passionate about cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes and platform reliability engineering, we would love to hear from you.

To progress matters please send your CV to Laura at [e-mail]

Services advertised are those of an employment agency.