Platform Engineer – Graduate Considered

Redtech Recruitment Ltd.; Cambourne; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

RedTech is seeking a Platform Engineer to join a specialist team responsible for infrastructure, tooling and automation with Kubernetes at its core. The role offers exposure to container orchestration, CI/CD, IaC and observability in a cloud-native environment, with hybrid working in Cambridge (2 days in the office).

Graduate candidates with a strong academic background and at least AAB at A Level are encouraged, with experienced applicants expected to demonstrate production Kubernetes expertise

Qualifications

• Graduate or experienced platform engineer with strong Kubernetes knowledge.
• Strong academic background if applying at graduate level (2:1 or 1st class).
• Experience operating and scaling Kubernetes in production environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and provisioning tools (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Experience with CI/CD technologies (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins).
• Good understanding of networking, security, and source control.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and collaboration skills.
• Scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash or Go beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and evolve Kubernetes platforms across environments.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support software delivery.
• Improve reliability, observability and performance of clusters.
• Collaborate with software teams to enable cloud-native development.
• Automate operational processes and improve developer experience.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Networking

RBAC

Scripting

Cloud-native

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

A fantastic opportunity for a graduate or experienced Platform Engineer to join a highly successful technology company working on complex, large-scale software systems. You will join a specialist platform team responsible for the infrastructure, tooling and automation that enables engineering teams to develop, deploy and operate software effectively. This is a hands‑on role with Kubernetes at its core, offering the opportunity to work across container orchestration, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability and cloud‑native technologies.

Location: Cambridge, 2 days per week in the office

Requirements for Platform Engineer – Graduate Considered

Experienced candidates looking towards the upper end of the salary range should demonstrate the majority of the following. However, we are also very keen to hear from exceptional graduates with a demonstrable interest in pursuing a career in Platform Engineering. Those applying at graduate level should have a strong academic background, including a 2:1 or 1st class degree and at least AAB at A Level.

• You will have commercial experience working with Kubernetes, however, graduates with a good grasp are considered
  
• You will have experience operating, troubleshooting and scaling Kubernetes clusters within production environments
  
• Good understanding of Kubernetes networking, storage, RBAC and workload scheduling
  
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and provisioning tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
  
• Experience with CI/CD technologies such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins
  
• Good understanding of networking and security principles
  
• Experience working with source control systems
  
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to investigate logs, identify patterns and resolve complex platform issues
  
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  
• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash or Go would be beneficial
  
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, GitOps or service mesh technologies would also be advantageous
  
• Operate, maintain and evolve Kubernetes platforms across multiple environments
  
• Ensure applications can be deployed reliably and efficiently at scale
  
• Work closely with software engineering teams to understand infrastructure requirements and encourage scalable, cloud-native development practices
  
• Improve the reliability, observability and performance of Kubernetes clusters
  
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support efficient software delivery
  
• Develop and improve Infrastructure as Code using technologies such as Terraform or CloudFormation
  
• Automate operational processes and identify opportunities to improve the developer experience
  
• Support engineering teams with the effective use of cloud infrastructure
  
• Help transition new applications and services into production
  
• Embed security best practices into platform architecture and infrastructure
  
• Monitor platform components and ensure services meet performance and reliability requirements
  
• Evaluate relevant cloud‑native technologies and introduce practical improvements to the platform
  

What the role offers

• The opportunity to work extensively with Kubernetes and modern cloud-native technologies
  
• Work on complex infrastructure supporting sophisticated, large-scale software products
  
• A varied platform role spanning Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, automation and security
  

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