Senior Platform Engineer

Additional Resources; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading client in the tech sector is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to drive the scaling and enhancement of their innovative platform. This role involves providing technical leadership, owning CI/CD pipelines, and developing new products, making it ideal for candidates with strong cloud and coding backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role.
• Azure certification preferred.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools and building pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Scale up platform supporting cutting-edge services.
• Champion infrastructure as code principles.
• Lead on new product development.

Skills

Cloud technologies

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Server configuration

Proficient coding

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Python

Kubernetes

Docker

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Our client is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to scale up a pioneering platform, providing technical leadership for innovative projects.

Duties:

• Scale up platform supporting cutting-edge services
• Own platform and CI/CD pipelines
• Provide technical leadership and insights
• Champion infrastructure as code principles
• Lead on new product development

Requirements:

• Previously worked as a Platform engineer or in a similar role
• Strong knowledge of Cloud technologies, preferably Azure certified
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) build tools, such as Terraform
• Proficiency in server configuration and automation tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools, capable of building and managing pipelines
• Proficient coding skills, ideally in Python
• Experience in building and deploying tools for data pipelines
• Familiarity with cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes or Docker