Platform Engineer – Mid-level

Jobtailor; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Wakefield, United Kingdom, is seeking a Platform Engineer to support and evolve our platform services across cloud and on‑premises environments.

You will assist with migrations to cloud platforms, strengthen backup and resilience processes, and drive automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, and IaC tools. Collaborate with developers and senior engineers to improve reliability and observability.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud engineering environments.
• Good infrastructure experience across Windows and/or Linux environments.
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox.
• Experience supporting CI/CD platforms and automation tooling.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management concepts.
• Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting business-critical systems and services.
• Ability to work effectively with development teams and technical stakeholders.
• Good documentation, project and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support, maintain, and improve platform services used across the business.
• Administer and support infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Assist with migration and modernisation of services to cloud platforms.
• Support backup, disaster recovery, and resilience activities for critical systems.
• Improve platform services, tooling, and supporting infrastructure.
• Collaborate with senior engineers, development teams, and stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud Platform Experience

CI/CD Platform Support

Scripting and Automation

Infrastructure as Code

Troubleshooting

Monitoring and Observability

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Tools

Datadog

Grafana

Prometheus

Docker

Kubernetes

TeamCity

Jenkins

GitHub

Datadog

Grafana

Artifactory

Nexus

GitHub Actions

Perforce

GitLab

Job description

• Support, maintain, and improve platform services used across the business
• Administer and support infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments
• Assist with migration and modernisation of services from on-premises infrastructure to cloud platforms
• Support backup, disaster recovery, and resilience activities for critical systems
• Improve platform services, tooling, and supporting infrastructure
• Contribute to platform standardisation and operational improvements
• Support CI/CD platforms and development tooling
• Develop and maintain scripts and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies
• Assist with Infrastructure as Code and platform configuration management
• Improve repeatability, documentation, and operational consistency across platform services
• Support monitoring, alerting, and operational dashboards
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, cloud, and platform issues
• Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and service improvement activities
• Improve platform reliability, resilience, and operational performance
• Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures
• Support escalated platform-related issues and drive continuous improvement
• Act as a technical contributor within the Platform Engineering team
• Collaborate with senior engineers, development teams, and technical stakeholders
• Evangelise best practices around platform operations, automation reliability, and cloud services
• Contribute to platform roadmaps

Requirements

• Experience supporting platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud engineering environments
• Good infrastructure experience across Windows and/or Linux environments
• Experience working with cloud platforms, preferably AWS
• Experience with virtualisation technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox
• Experience supporting CI/CD platforms and automation tooling
• Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management concepts
• Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience supporting business-critical systems and services
• Ability to work effectively with development teams and technical stakeholders
• Good documentation, project and communication skills
• Experience administering source control platforms such as Perforce, GitHub, GitLab
• Experience supporting TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar CI/CD platforms
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, or similar
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or container-based platforms
• Experience with package management platforms such as Artifactory or Nexus
• Experience supporting software development, game development, or creative production environments
• Experience migrating services from on-premises infrastructure to cloud platforms
• Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in supporting and improving platform services, infrastructure management, and cloud migration. Proficient in scripting and automation, with a strong focus on CI/CD practices and operational reliability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cloud Platform Experience
• Scripting and Automation with PowerShell, Python, Bash
• CI/CD Platform Support
• Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management
• Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Platform Support
• Infrastructure Management
• Cloud Migration
• Scripting and Automation
• CI/CD Practices
• Troubleshooting
• Configuration Management
• Monitoring and Observability
• Virtualisation Technologies
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Project Management Skills
• Collaboration with Development Teams

Industry Keywords

• DevOps
• Infrastructure as Code
• Platform Engineering
• Business-Critical Systems
• Operational Performance

Tools & Technologies

• AWS
• VMware
• Hyper-V
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• TeamCity
• Jenkins
• GitHub
• Datadog
• Grafana