Platform Engineer - AWS Terraform - CONTRACT HIRE

Harrington Starr; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outside IR35

Immediate start

Ownership & autonomy

Cloud-native environment

Immediate impact

Job summary

Harrington Starr is seeking a Platform Engineer to modernise and automate its Kubernetes estate for a Fintech serving asset managers and investment banks. This contract runs for 8 weeks at £350-£500 per day Outside IR35.

You will own Terraform modules, GitLab CI/CD automation, Gateway API work, and cluster observability in a high-autonomy production environment, delivering tangible platform transformation.

Qualifications

• Kubernetes expertise in production
• Terraform module development for clusters, DNS and RBAC
• GitLab CI/CD automation
• Gateway API / Ingress implementation and maintenance
• Cloud networking (VPC, DNS, subnets)
• Platform engineering in production environments

Responsibilities

• Terraform modules for clusters, DNS and RBAC
• GitLab CI/CD automation
• Gateway API implementation and NGINX retirement
• Cluster observability and monitoring
• Kubernetes networking, routing and access controls
• Platform documentation and architecture standards

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform module development

GitLab CI/CD

Gateway API / Ingress

Cloud networking

Platform engineering in production

Job description

Platform Engineer – Kubernetes & Terraform (Fintech)

£350-500/day Outside IR35 - 8 Weeks duration.

You’ll be working as a Platform Engineer to modernise and automate its Kubernetes estate for a Fintech that works with Asset Managers, Hedgefunds and Investment Banks.

This is a high-impact contract focused on replacing manual infrastructure management with Infrastructure as Code, improving platform security, and upgrading cluster networking.

You’ll own:

• Terraform modules for clusters, DNS and RBAC
• GitLab CI/CD automation
• Gateway API implementation and NGINX retirement
• Cluster observability and monitoring
• Kubernetes networking, routing and access controls
• Platform documentation and architecture standards

Key skills:

• Kubernetes
• Terraform module development
• GitLab CI/CD
• Gateway API / Ingress
• Cloud networking (VPC, DNS, subnets)
• Platform engineering in production environments

Why join?

• OUTSIDE IR35
• Immediate start
• Drive critical platform transformation
• High level of ownership and autonomy
• Modern cloud-native environment
• Immediate impact on engineering strategy