Senior Platform Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Maidstone; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology practice seeks a Platform Engineer to join their dynamic team, focusing on cloud automation, DevOps practices, and client-facing project work. Ideal candidates should have strong Azure expertise and a commitment to security standards in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Private Medical insurance

Royal London company pension scheme

Peer recognition bonus

25 days holiday plus extra days

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave

Bike to Work scheme

Vision, hearing and dental schemes

Company gifts for birthdays and anniversaries

Charitable support opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Azure is essential.
• Security clearance SC is needed due to defense work.
• Client-facing consultancy experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Development of automation solutions and cloud infrastructure management.
• Implementation of security best practices and compliance standards.
• Mentoring junior team members and leading technical transformation initiatives.

Skills

Cloud Management

Automation

DevOps

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Azure

AWS

PowerShell

Bash

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Location: Remote with ad-hoc attendance to on-site client meetings

The successful candidate must hold British Citizenship due to our associations with the Defence industry.

About

Ntegra is a specialist technology practice on a mission of Digital Empowerment through building Digital products. We are dedicated to innovation and continuously seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our dynamic team. Learn more about the work we do here: Our Work - Ntegra

The Platform Engineer will represent Ntegra, working directly with our high-profile public and private sector clients. Our Platform Engineers are responsible for the development and deployment of automation solutions using tools such as Ansible, Terraform and coding languages including Bash and PowerShell, as well as the management of cloud-based platforms, such as Azure, AWS and Google Cloud. The Senior Platform Engineer work with infrastructure as code, containerisation, and modern CI/CD practices. They will also work with other members of the team to develop and implement DevOps practices, and mentor more junior team members internally.

Initial Project Responsibilities

• Diverse assignments spanning modern cloud and data infrastructure, from modernising legacy systems into cloud-native architectures to building and maintaining robust data platforms across multiple cloud providers.
• Implementation of secure data processing environments for classified information, create automated deployment pipelines for data applications and ML models, and design comprehensive multi-cloud solutions with robust monitoring systems.
• Leading technical transformation initiatives, working closely with data engineering teams to support their infrastructure needs, implement DataOps practices, and collaborate with data scientists to optimise infrastructure for their workloads, ensuring smooth operations and high performance across all platforms.
• Implementation of security best practice and government security standards.

Wider Responsibilities:

• Client-facing project work in the private and public sectors. (Requirement for UK Government Security Clearance.)
• Development and deployment of automated solutions using IAC tooling to automate the provisioning, configuration and deployment of IT infrastructure.
• Management of cloud-based platforms, such as AWS, Azure, and less often, GCP to ensure that they are secure, reliable, and scalable.
• Working with other members of the Engineering and Architecture team to develop and implement DevOps practices.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting IT infrastructure to ensure that it is performing as expected.
• Mentoring junior team members and knowledge sharing / thought leadership
• Staying up to date on the latest technologies and trends in IT infrastructure and sharing updates with the team.

Technical Skill Requirements

• Strong experience with Azure (essential), AWS and GCP (desirable.)
• A background in DevOps / IT infrastructure.
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform, Packer, Bash, PowerShell and Lambda.
• Familiarity with GitOps practices and workflows.

Other Skill Requirements

• Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders, including resolving issues and identifying new opportunities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Alignment to the Ntegra values: Can Do Attitude, Open and Honest, Lead by Example, Collaborative.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Education/Experience

• Either a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Consultancy or client-facing experience desirable, or the ability to confidently communicate with senior stakeholders.

Much of our client work is in Defence so the candidate must be able to apply, or already hold, SC Clearance.

At Ntegra, we offer a collaborative and inclusive work environment, where your expertise will be valued, and your ideas will have a real impact. Join our talented team as a Platform Engineer and enjoy an exciting and varied career.

Our other benefits include:

· Private Medical insurance, discounts and health-related perks through Vitality

· Royal London company pension scheme

· Dinner for two’ peer recognition bonus

· 25 days holiday increasing with service and the ability to purchase up to 5 additional days

· Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave

· Bike to Work scheme

· Generous vision, hearing and dental schemes

· Company birthday and anniversary gifts

· Charity of the month – an opportunity to support various charities throughout the year

Your application

If this role interests you, but you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. We're looking for talent, potential, and passion as much as experience. If your CV looks a good match to our requirements, a member of our recruitment team will reach out to set up a screening call.

As an inclusive employer we are happy to support you with any special assistance throughout the recruitment process, please inform us at application stage if there is any support required.

Please note we accept direct applications only and do not work with recruitment agencies.