Platform Engineer

computappoint; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious financial services organisation is seeking a platform engineer to join their team. The role focuses on ensuring proper environment setup for application testing and driving automation processes, primarily utilizing Python. Applicants should have strong experience with CI/CD tools and excellent communication skills in an Agile setting.

Responsibilities

• Set up and support environments for application testing.
• Drive automation using Python and manage CI/CD pipelines.
• Assist S/W Engineering team with QA testing.
• Monitor and troubleshoot test environments.
• Compile and update deployment instructions.

Skills

Python scripting

CI/CD tools (Ansible, BitBucket, Bamboo, Artifactory)

Linux (up to v.8)

Windows (up to v.2019)

Virtualized environments

Agile methodology

GitLab/GitHub

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

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The opportunity is to join a prestigious financial services organisation, working in their talented platform engineering team, ensuring all applications are set up and running correctly for testing purposes.

This client operates on a hybridworking model with 2 days being onsite in Moorgate

The Responsibilities:

• Work with Project Managers, Test Teams and Change Managers, to ensure the correct environment is set up, through technical installation, configuration and support, for detailed application testing.
• Drive automation within the delivery process, utilising Python primarily, and update CI/CD pipelines
• Provide assistance to the S/W Engineering team for QA testing
• Maintain, monitor and troubleshoot the existing test environments
• Compiling and updating detailed deployment instruction documentation

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong experience withLinuxto v.8 and Windows up to v.2019 O/S
• Excellent python scripting skills are essential for this role
• Demonstrable experience withCI/CD tools such as Ansible, BitBucket, Bamboo and Artifactory
• Good understanding of virtualised environments and experience working in an Agile framework
• Strong knowledge of GitLab/GitHub
• Excellent communication skills and a strong team player

To be considered, please ensure you complete your application on the Computappoint website.

Services offered by Computappoint Limited are those of an Employment Business and/or Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.