Platform Engineer - AWS

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking brokerage as a Platform Engineer, where you'll collaborate across teams to enhance software delivery and advocate for a DevOps culture. This role offers the chance to tackle infrastructure challenges in a dynamic environment, utilizing modern tools and practices. With a focus on automation and continuous learning, you'll design and support scalable cloud-native infrastructure, ensuring reliability and efficiency. Enjoy flexible hybrid working, ongoing development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package, including a generous bonus scheme. Shape the future of platform engineering and make a significant impact in the industry.

Benefits

Flexible Hybrid Working

Paid training and certifications

Up to 6% matched pension

Private family healthcare

Life insurance

Long-term sick cover

Excellent Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Challenging Projects

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on Platform Engineering or DevOps experience.
• Proven ability to manage and secure applications in AWS.
• Strong scripting skills with Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support cloud and on-premise infrastructure primarily using AWS.
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Git and Python.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform.

Skills

Platform Engineering

DevOps

AWS

Python

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Grafana

CI/CD

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Prometheus

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Platform Engineer - AWS, london (city of london)

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Client:

Harrington Starr

Location:

london (city of london), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

02.05.2025

Expiry Date:

16.06.2025

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Job Description:

Location: Liverpool Street, London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Company: Global Brokerage

The Opportunity

Sitting within a high-impact Platform Engineering function, you’ll work across development and operations teams to remove bottlenecks in software delivery, advocate for DevOps culture, and build tools that enable engineering teams to ship software rapidly and reliably.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in automation-heavy environments and enjoys solving infrastructure challenges with clean code, modern DevOps tooling, and a collaborative mindset.

Why Join?

• Global Financial Organisation: Work at a well-established, forward-thinking brokerage.
• Flexible Hybrid Working: 3 days a week in the London office.
• Ongoing Development: Access to paid training and certifications.
• Great Benefits: Up to 6% matched pension, private family healthcare, life insurance, long-term sick cover.
• Excellent Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Challenging Projects: Be part of building scalable, cloud-native infrastructure used across the business.

Your Role

• Design, build, and support cloud and on-premise infrastructure (primarily AWS).
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Git and Python.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform.
• Manage containerised environments with Docker or Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with dev teams to improve observability, deployment processes, and platform reliability.
• Build observability and monitoring solutions using Grafana, integrating key metrics to support proactive platform operations.
• Create and enforce internal standards for infrastructure, CI/CD, and security.
• Automate operational tasks to streamline development workflows.

What We're Looking For

• 4+ years of hands-on Platform Engineering or DevOps experience.
• Proven ability to manage and secure applications in AWS.
• Strong scripting skills with Python.
• Solid understanding of containerisation concepts and how they support scalability, isolation, and portability in modern application deployment.
• Familiarity with monitoring stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, etc.)
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Exposure to Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

For a confidential conversation, contact George Harris at Harrington Starr, or click "Apply" to start your application. Shape the future of platform engineering at a firm that values innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.