Senior Platform Engineer

Wedo Technology Solutions Ltd.; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Wedo Technology Solutions Ltd. in Croydon/Reigate area is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join a high-scale Azure-based SaaS platform.

You will maintain and evolve a globally deployed system processing tens of millions of requests daily, with a 99.95% availability SLA, using Kubernetes on Azure and IaC tooling like Terraform.

Hybrid work with two days on site per week, and collaboration with software engineering, security and architecture teams.

Qualifications

• Kubernetes/AKS is essential for this role.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Terraform and IaC practices.
• Familiarity with AzureFrontDoor and Azure API Management.
• Experience with ArgoCD/GitOps and Renovate.
• Strong CI/CD automation and production observability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and evolve a large-scale, globally deployed SaaS platform.
• Build, operate and improve Azure Kubernetes environments.
• Ensure the platform continues to meet its 99.95% availability SLA.
• Improve scalability, resilience and operational reliability.
• Automate infrastructure and platform changes through Terraform.
• Improve deployment processes and reduce the risk of downtime.
• Troubleshoot platform, networking and workload issues in production.
• Improve monitoring, observability and operational processes.
• Work closely with Software Engineering, Security and Architecture teams.

Skills

Kubernetes/AKS

Microsoft Azure

Terraform/Infrastructure as Code

AzureFrontDoor

AzureAPIManagement

ArgoCD/GitOps

Renovate

CI/CD and deployment automation

Observability and production troubleh.

Highly available production envs

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

ArgoCD

Job description

JobTitle: SeniorPlatformEngineer

Salary: Upto£95,000base+15%bonus+benefits

Location: Croydon/Reigatearea,hybridworkingwith2daysonsiteperweek

WorkType: Permanent

Role

WeDoispartneringwithaglobaltechnologyorganisationlookingforaSeniorPlatformEngineertojointheteamresponsibleforthemaintenanceandcontinuedevolutionofitsflagshipSaaSplatform.

Thisisagenuinelyhigh-scaleengineeringenvironment.Theplatformprocessesover32millionrequestseveryday,operatesacross5globaldeploymentnodesandrunsagainsta99.95%availabilitySLA.

Thechallengeisnotsimplybuildingnewinfrastructure.Youwillbehelpingevolveanestablished,business-criticalSaaSplatformwherereliability,scalabilityandmaintainingavailabilitywhilemakingchangesarefundamental.

TheenvironmentisAzureonly,withKubernetesattheheartoftheplatform.

Responsibilities

• Maintainandevolvealarge-scale,globallydeployedSaaSplatform
• Build,operateandimproveAzureKubernetesenvironments
• Ensuretheplatformcontinuestomeetits99.95%availabilitySLA
• Improvescalability,resilienceandoperationalreliability
• AutomateinfrastructureandplatformchangesthroughTerraform
• Improvedeploymentprocessesandreducetheriskofdowntime
• Troubleshootplatform,networkingandworkloadissuesinproduction
• Improvemonitoring,observabilityandoperationalprocesses
• WorkcloselywithSoftwareEngineering,SecurityandArchitectureteams

RequiredSkills

Kubernetes/AKSisessential.

Youshouldalsohavestrongexperienceacross:

• MicrosoftAzure
• Terraform/InfrastructureasCode
• AzureFrontDoor
• AzureAPIManagement
• ArgoCD/GitOps
• Renovate
• CI/CDanddeploymentautomation
• Observabilityandproductiontroubleshooting
• Highlyavailable,business-criticalproductionenvironments

Experiencesupportinghigh-volumeSaaSplatformshandlingmillionsofrequestswouldbeparticularlyvaluable.

WhyshouldIapply?

Thescaleiswhatmakesthisopportunitydifferent.

Youwillbeworkingonaplatformprocessing32m+requestseverydayacrossfiveglobaldeployments,wheremaintaininga99.95%SLAwhilecontinuingtoevolvethetechnologypresentsgenuinePlatformEngineeringchallenges.

IfyouenjoyKubernetes,AzureandInfrastructureasCodebutalsowantresponsibilityforthereliabilityandevolutionofaplatformoperatingatseriousproductionscale,thisisanopportunitytohaveameaningfulimpact.