Platform Engineer Kubernetes K8S Cloud

JR United Kingdom; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global FinTech company is looking for a Platform Engineer with expertise in Kubernetes for a hybrid role based in Guildford. You'll work in a collaborative environment on critical systems that require constant uptime, while benefiting from continuous learning and career development opportunities. The package includes a competitive salary up to £85k, bonus, and extensive perks.

Benefits

25 days holiday (and ability to buy more)

Enhanced maternity / paternity packages

Continuous training and career development opportunities

Range of other perks and discounts

Qualifications

• Strong Platform Engineering or DevOps experience, ideally within a SaaS environment.
• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes with hands-on experience of deploying at scale.
• Experience running 24x7 services in Azure, AWS, or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Proactive monitoring of production environments.
• Design and implement automation processes to improve efficiency.
• Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis activities.

Skills

Platform Engineering

Kubernetes

Azure

SaaS

PowerShell

Python

Networking

Infrastructure as Code

Microservices

Project Leadership

Job description

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Client Server

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Platform Engineer (Kubernetes K8S Cloud) Reigate / WFH to £85k

Are you a technologist Platform Engineer with Kubernetes expertise?

You could be progressing your career working on complex and technically challenging systems with continual learning opportunities a global FinTech.

As a Platform Engineer you'll join a small team responsible for delivering and managing business critical services that are used 24x7 by clients and colleagues across the globe; you'll be deployed to technology teams across the business to ensure the reliability, availability and performance.

Responsibilities will encompass, proactive monitoring of production environments, design and implementation of automation and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness, taking a lead in incident response, troubleshooting and root cause analysis activities to mitigate future issues.

You'll collaborate with senior business stakeholders to gather requirements, address concerns and provide updates on projects and systems status and with engineering, support and operations teams to help upskill them, supporting knowledge transfer via documentation.

Location / WFH:

There's a hybrid work from model, you can work from most of the week, meeting up with colleagues in Reigate 1-2 days a week in modern, open plan offices within a five minute walk of the station; there's a smart casual dress code, onsite restaurant and a good work / life balance.

About you:

• You have strong Platform Engineering or DevOps experience, ideally within a SaaS environment
• You have an indepth knowledge of Kubernetes with hands on experience of deploying at scale
• You have experience of running 24x7 services in Azure (will also consider AWS or GCP experience)
• You have a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and services including best practices around monitoring, scaling and security tools e.g. DataDog
• You have strong scripting skills with PowerShell (or Python)
• You have a good knowledge of basic networking, TCP/IP
• You have a good understanding of IaC, they use Pulumi but Terraform experience is fine
• You have experience in microservices environments
• You are comfortable with technical project leadership
• You have excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills

What's in it for you:

As a Platform Engineer you will earn a competitive package including:

• Salary to £85k + bonus (c15%)
• 25 days holiday (and ability to buy more)
• Enhanced maternity / paternity packages
• Continuous training and career development opportunities
• Plus a range of other perks and discounts

Apply now to find out more about this Platform Engineer (Kubernetes K8S Cloud) opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.