Platform Engineer

Synthesized; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking technology startup in London is seeking a Platform Engineer to develop their cloud automation strategy. You'll work on creating scalable infrastructure and mentoring team members while enjoying a hybrid working environment. This role offers opportunities for growth and comes with competitive salary and benefits, including flexible working and professional development budgets.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity

33 days annual leave

Learning & development budget

Private medical, dental, and vision cover

Qualifications

• Proven experience with a major cloud provider.
• Strong programming skills in relevant languages.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure as code.
• Develop automation scripts for cloud resources.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for application delivery.
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions.

Skills

Cloud provider experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Programming skills (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript)

Infrastructure as code tools

DevOps principles

Containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

CI/CD concepts

Monitoring and observability

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Azure Resource Manager

Job description

Overview

About Us

It's hard to build a reliable system. It's harder to make sure that what you've built is really reliable. Synthesized is redefining software testing with agentic AI. Our platform automates test data, test cases, and test environments - empowering enterprise teams to ship faster, reduce compliance risks, and modernise QA at scale. Our products are used by some of the world's leading organizations, such as Deutsche Bank, UBS, the European Commission, and others. We're an ambitious VC-backed startup, having just gone through Series A with leading global investors including IQ Capital, Seedcamp, and Deutsche Bank. We have ambitious growth plans for 2025, and we are so keen for you to join us on the journey.

The Role

We\'re expanding our cloud offering capabilities and seeking a Platform Engineer to strengthen our foundation for future growth. You\'ll develop our cloud automation strategy, creating scalable, secure infrastructure through code. This role has a significant impact on both our development teams and customers\' engineering teams. You\'ll shape our cloud architecture decisions from the ground up while mentoring team members, with significant growth opportunities as you build solutions that enable faster development without compromising security.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager templates
• Develop automation scripts and workflows for cloud resource provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks
• Build CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and application delivery
• Create monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions through code
• Implement and automate security controls according to best practices and compliance requirements
• Optimise and implement automated controls for cloud resource utilisation and cost management
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues through programmatic approaches
• Be a beacon of infrastructure knowledge for the team, illuminating the path through the cloudy skies of modern large-scale tech

About You

Essential qualities

• Proven experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar)
• Strong programming skills in languages relevant to cloud automation (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PowerShell, shell scripts, etc.)
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools and methodologies
• Understanding of DevOps principles and practices
• Knowledge of containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Experience with monitoring and observability implementation
• Understanding of cloud security best practices and implementing security controls as code

What sets you apart

• Experience with multiple cloud platforms
• OpenShift administration and automation experience
• Industry-recognized cloud and security certifications
• Hands-on experience implementing technical controls for compliance frameworks such as SOC2 and ISO-27001
• Experience with serverless architectures and function-as-a-service implementations
• Knowledge of security scanning and testing tools for infrastructure code
• Familiarity with secret management solutions
• Background in software development
• Ability to maintain good humour when explaining for the fifth time why "turning it off and on again" isn\'t always the solution to cloud problems

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• 33 days annual leave (including flexible national holidays)
• Hybrid, flexible working from our London or New York office (3 days/week in our office space in Shoreditch)
• Learning & development budget for coaching, courses, and conferences
• Private medical, dental, and vision cover
• Regular team socials and offsites
• Working with a team that\'s smart, ambitious, and deeply collaborative
• Generous Family leave

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace at Synthesized. Synthesized is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.

Department Engineering Locations London Remote status Hybrid