Senior Platform Engineer

CityFibre; Manchester; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fibre network provider is seeking a Platform Engineer contractor for a critical 6-month role. The successful candidate will enhance development teams' capabilities by building and maintaining infrastructure using modern technologies such as AWS and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include creating self-service tools, responding to incidents, and collaborating within an agile environment. Ideal candidates will possess experience in cloud platforms and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS.
• A solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines for automation.
• Proficiency with Ansible to automate tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support development teams by maintaining infrastructure.
• Design self-service tools for developers.
• Collaborate within an agile squad to deliver solutions.

Skills

Collaboration

AWS

Ansible

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

AWS

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

Company Description

Location: Remote - with occasional travel to Telford. Contract length: 6-months. IR35: Outside.

As the UK's largest fibre-only network, and its only proven wholesale challenger, we're busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.

Designed from scratch for the internet, our network is greener, more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed, value and service, they help businesses to innovate, provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth, locally and nationally.

Job Description

We're looking for a Platform Engineer contractor to join our team on-a 6-month basis. This role is critical to empowering our development teams by building and maintaining the infrastructure that supports their applications. As a Platform Engineer, you'll work in an agile squad to create self-service tools and respond to infrastructure incidents using technologies like AWS, Kubernetes, and Ansible. If you're passionate about enabling others through smart automation and collaborative problem-solving, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Supporting development teams by creating and maintaining the infrastructure they rely on to build and run their applications smoothly
• Designing and improving self-service tools that help developers work more independently and efficiently
• Collaborating within an agile squad using a Kanban workflow to deliver reliable and scalable solutions
• Working hands-on with modern technologies like AWS, Kubernetes, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines to bring innovative ideas to life
• Collaborate with different stakeholders across the business to understand needs and deliver impactful infrastructure solutions

Qualifications

What you'll bring to the role:

• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work closely with developers and stakeholders to deliver meaningful infrastructure solutions
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS and tools such as Ansible, Kubernetes, and Jenkins
• A solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code, with a passion for automation and efficiency
• Confidence in responding to incidents and maintaining service levels with care and professionalism
• A proactive approach to learning and problem-solving, with knowledge of agile practices and event-driven architecture

Essential Skills (converted)
Essential Skills

• A solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines for automating and streamlining software delivery
• Experience with AWS and Kubernetes to manage cloud infrastructure and containerised applications
• Proficiency with Ansible to automate configuration and deployment tasks
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code to build repeatable, version-controlled infrastructure that supports agile development
• Familiarity with agile working practices

Additional Information

CityFibre is partnering with Talent Works to manage our contingent worker vacancies. If you are successful in your application, you will be engaged by Talent Works to work on assignment at CityFibre.

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at [e-mail]. We want to help!