Platform Engineer - Contract - outside IR35

Mindera; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their Infrastructure team in London on a hybrid basis. The role involves building, configuring, and supporting infrastructure to facilitate teams in delivering their solutions. Key responsibilities include managing the systems lifecycle, automating deployments, and ensuring platform security. Qualified candidates will possess expertise in Infrastructure as Code, network deployment, and scripting for automation. The position offers a competitive day rate.

Benefits

Competitive day rate

Qualifications

• Proficiency in designing scalable and reliable solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to implement observability and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Experience with both On-Prem and Cloud Network Deployment.
• Windows and Linux administration skills are necessary.
• Knowledge in scripting languages like Bash or Powershell.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain infrastructure setup and deployment automation.
• Identify and troubleshoot platform-related issues.
• Monitor health and performance of the platform.
• Automate routine tasks to improve efficiency.
• Document configurations and troubleshooting processes.
• Follow security guidelines and implement security measures.

Skills

Designing scalable and reliable solutions

Infrastructure as Code tools and automation

CI/CD pipelines implementation

Observability and troubleshooting

On-Prem Network Deployment

Cloud Network Deployment

Windows administration

Linux administration

Scripting in Bash or Powershell

Network design and troubleshooting

Job description

We’re looking for a Platform engineer for the an Infrastructure team to build, configure, and support infrastructure to enable teams to deliver their solutions across the estate. You’ll manage the systems and their full lifecycle of the infrastructure components and automate deployments and updates so that we operate securely.

This is a hybrid position with 3 days per week on client site in London.

• Create and maintain infrastructure setup, configuration management and deployment automation across on-prem and Azure Cloud

• Identify and troubleshoot platform-related issues, assisting in root cause analysis and finding solutions

• Monitoring the health and performance of the platform, flagging issues for further investigation

• Work on automating routine tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual efforts

• Document platform configurations, processes and troubleshooting steps to build a knowledge base for future reference

• Follow security guidelines and contribute to implementing security measures in the platform infrastructure

Skills Essentials

• Proficiency in designing scalable and reliable solutions

• Strong Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools and automation-Experience in implementing and maintaining CI\CD pipelines to enable rapid deployment

• Ability to implement observability and troubleshoot complex issues

• Experience with on-Prem Network Deployment and Automation

• Experience with Cloud Network Deployment and Automation

• Windows administration, Linux administration

• Knowledgeable in scripting and programming languages like Bash or Powershell for automation and customization

• Network design and troubleshooting (including DHCP)

Competitive day rate