Platform Engineer

Erin Associates Ltd; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Erin Associates Ltd in Leicestershire is seeking a seasoned DevOps Platform Engineer to build and maintain an internal platform enabling development teams to deploy software rapidly, securely and reliably across cloud and on‑prem environments.

You will work across Kubernetes, GitOps, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability and security, creating self‑service tools and automation that streamline developer workflows and reduce toil.

Qualifications

• Strong production experience with Kubernetes, Docker and Linux.
• Experience with AWS or another major cloud platform.
• IaC, GitOps and declarative automation.
• CI/CD experience across GitLab, GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
• Observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus and Grafana.
• Networking, security and disaster recovery.
• Scripting in Go, Python or Bash.
• Experience in on-premises/bare-metal environments.
• Exposure to OpenShift, K3s, Docker Swarm, Backstage or AI-assisted tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the internal platform enabling rapid, secure software delivery across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Create self‑service tooling and automation to simplify developer workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to shape platform capabilities and governance.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Cloud platforms (AWS)

CI/CD tooling

Observability

Networking & security

Go/Python/Bash scripting

On-premises/bare-metal

OpenShift/K3s/Docker Swarm

AI-assisted engineering tools

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Argo CD

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Backstage

Cilium/eBPF

Job description

DevOps Platform Engineer - Leicester, East Midlands, Leicestershire

We're looking for an experienced DevOps / Platform Engineer to build and maintain the internal platform that enables development teams to deliver software quickly, securely and reliably across cloud and on-premises environments.

The Platform Engineer will work across Kubernetes, GitOps, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability and security, while helping create self-service tools and automation that make developers' lives easier.

Key skills for this Platform Engineer:

• Strong production experience with Kubernetes, Docker and Linux
• AWS or another major cloud platform
• Terraform, Ansible, Helm and Argo CD
• CI/CD using GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar
• Monitoring and observability, ideally OpenTelemetry, Prometheus and Grafana
• Networking, security, secrets management and disaster recovery
• Scripting/programming with Go, Python or Bash
• Experience with on-premises/bare-metal environments
• Experience with OpenShift, K3s, Docker Swarm, Cilium/eBPF, Backstage or AI-assisted engineering tools would be advantageous.

This is a great opportunity for a Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer to help shape a modern platform and influence how engineering teams build, deploy and operate software.

Keywords

DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Python, AWS, Terraform - Leicester, East Midlands, Loughborough, Coalville, Leicestershire, Corby