Platform Engineer

CFC Underwriting; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking a Platform Engineer to enhance their Azure cloud infrastructure. The role involves optimizing the Software Development Lifecycle and implementing automation practices to improve efficiency. Candidates should have strong experience in DevOps, Azure, and scripting tools. Join a passionate team that values innovation and collaboration while enjoying a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Enterprise experience with Azure and SDLC best practices.
• Advanced experience with command-line scripting tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in LAC automation for application hosting.
• Define and enforce security guidelines for engineering.
• Resolve issues in the event of failure.

Skills

Azure

DevOps

Automation

Scripting

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Azure CLI

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

Platform Engineer

Department: DevOps & Infrastructure

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London

Reporting To: Keith Bartlett

Description

The role of Platform Engineer is wide-ranging, including infrastructure-centric aspects of Cloud Architecture and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), as well as optimizing the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) using techniques such as Lean and BDD.

Key to driving our technology strategy forward, you will implement practices and approaches that increase throughput and enable the business to test new products, pricing, and capabilities rapidly in the marketplace.

About the role

As a member of the Platform Development team, you will build tools that evolve our Azure cloud infrastructure in a safe, reliable, automated, and cost-effective manner, enabling our proprietary technology development teams to have the best possible development experience.

• Provide expertise and input into the design and implementation of LAC automation to serve the needs of our application hosting, with particular focus on consistency, security, and developer enablement.
• Participate in planning efforts with stakeholders and the IT department, working as part of a small team and managing your own tasks according to the larger needs of the business.
• Help define and enforce security guidelines for engineering work.
• In the event of failures, work on fixing issues and communicating with senior team members.

About you

The ideal candidate for this role will:

• Have enterprise experience with Azure and an excellent understanding of SDLC best practices, Infrastructure as Code/Desired State Configuration such as Terraform, Ansible, etc.
• Possess advanced experience using command-line/script tools such as Azure CLI, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Have an understanding of DevOps concepts and Azure Platform Engineering, particularly related to automation and YAML pipelines.

Core Values

Love what you do:

We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and make a difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers, and carriers.

Challenge everything:

We’re never afraid to question the way things are done, and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to make things better.

Have fun, be good:

Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, welcome all viewpoints, and treat everyone with respect.