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Platform Engineer Kubernetes K8S Cloud
Client Server
Reigate
Hybrid
GBP 70,000 - 85,000
Full time
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Job summary
A global FinTech company is seeking a Platform Engineer in Reigate to work on complex systems utilizing Kubernetes. This role offers hybrid working, competitive salary up to £85k, and a focus on continuous learning in a supportive environment. Responsibilities include managing critical services and collaborating across teams, with a strong emphasis on automation and reliability.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Strong Platform Engineering or DevOps experience 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
- Deliver and manage business critical services used 24x7.
- Proactive monitoring of production environments and design automation processes.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide system status updates.
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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. You'll use Kubernetes to ensure successful deployments at scale, sharing your expertise with the team.
Other 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
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