Platform Engineer: Kubernetes & AI Automation

Queen Mary University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

30 days leave per annum

Season ticket loan

Personal & professional development

Flexible working arrangements

Campus facilities

Job summary

Queen Mary University of London is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and operate a new shared Kubernetes platform within IT Services. You will steward infrastructure as code, Kubernetes operations, networking, CI/CD, observability and event streaming for university projects and services.

In this hands-on role, you will ensure reliability, security and capacity, provide on-call coverage, and support application, AI and integration engineers using the platform with a focus on a smooth

Qualifications

• The Platform Engineer will build, operate and improve a new shared Kubernetes platform for AAA.
• Role requires experience delivering production-grade platform engineering under engineering standards.
• Responsibilities include operating the platform across the university and keeping users satisfied.

Responsibilities

• Build and run the Kubernetes platform with IaC and automation.
• Manage day-to-day production operations, including on-call and incident response.
• Maintain reliability, security and capacity for services shipping onto the platform.

Skills

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Observability

Incident Response

Networking

Security

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Git

Docker

CI/CD tools

Networking tools

Job description

Queen Mary University of London is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and operate a new shared Kubernetes platform within IT Services. You will steward infrastructure as code, Kubernetes operations, networking, CI/CD, observability and event streaming for university projects and services.

In this hands-on role, you will ensure reliability, security and capacity, provide on-call coverage, and support application, AI and integration engineers using the platform with a focus on a smooth