Platform Engineer – Golang

Salt Digital Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company is hiring a skilled Platform Engineer (Golang) to develop secure and scalable cloud infrastructure. The position involves collaboration within Agile teams, focusing on automation and DevOps practices, with responsibilities across CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with expertise in Golang and infrastructure development.
• Proven experience with AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD tooling such as Git and Jenkins.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes and cloud-native patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and build reusable infrastructure modules and tooling using Golang and Terraform.
• Develop and maintain secure, scalable reference architectures in AWS.
• Support the setup and automation of CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Golang

AWS

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Terraform

Docker

scripting for automation

code quality

Agile

Job description

Platform Engineer (Golang)

Rate: £310 per day (Inside IR35)

Contract: 6 months

Location: Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite in London or Brighton

We’re hiring for a skilled Platform Engineer (Golang) to help deliver secure, scalable, and flexible cloud infrastructure through automation and DevOps best practices. You’ll join a high-performing team working across cloud provisioning, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and container orchestration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build reusable infrastructure modules and tooling using Golang and Terraform
• Develop and maintain secure, scalable reference architectures in AWS
• Support the setup and automation of CI/CD pipelines, testing and release processes
• Work within Agile teams to deliver fast, high-quality platform solutions
• Build and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Implement monitoring, self-service tooling, and ephemeral environments to streamline development and operations
• Produce high-quality documentation and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong software engineering background with expertise in Golang and infrastructure development
• Proven experience with AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD tooling such as Git and Jenkins
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes, container orchestration, and cloud-native patterns
• Experience with Docker and scripting for automation
• Strong focus on code quality, testing, and best practices in a DevOps environment
• Comfortable working in Agile teams and communicating clearly across engineering, product, and security stakeholders
• Passionate about improving developer experience and contributing to team knowledge-sharing

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Kafka, gRPC, GraphQL, or policy-as-code tools like Sentinel or OPA
• Contributions to internal or open-source platforms
• Familiarity with building cost-optimized and compliant infrastructure in regulated environments

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements

Job Information

Job Reference: JO-2501-350031

Salary: £0.00 - £310.00 per day

Salary per: day

Job Duration: 6-12 Months

Job Start Date: ASAP

Job Industries: DevOps and Cloud Jobs

Job Locations: Greater London

Job Types: Contract

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