Senior Platform Engineer

Virgin Money UK; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking organization is looking for a Platform Engineer to innovate, build, and maintain their Linux server estate. Candidates should have strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and server automation tools. The role offers a competitive salary range and generous benefits including flexible work arrangements. Join a team dedicated to delivering high-quality technical solutions to enhance platform performance.

Benefits

38.5 days annual leave

Up to five extra paid well-being days

20 weeks paid family leave

Market-leading pension

Free private medical cover

Flexible benefits program

Qualifications

• Strong engineering experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Experience with Redhat Satellite: install, configure, manage.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Ansible, AAP.
• Strong experience of VMware upgrades and management.
• Ability to own, diagnose and resolve platform issues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Virgin Money Linux server estate for Operational Platform.
• Implement and quality assure technical solutions.
• Lead initiatives to improve Platform performance and stability.
• Collaborate to provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Strong engineering experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Strong Redhat Satellite experience

Strong experience of server implementation and automation

Strong experience of VMware

Solid understanding of Networking and security

Strong problem-solving skills

Good understanding of cybersecurity principles

Python, Bash programming skills

Exceptional communication & teamwork skills

Flexibility to work weekends

Job description

Overview

Business Unit: COO, Technology Operations & Cyber Security

Salary range: £40,800 - £51,000 per annum + Benefits

Location: UK Remote

Contract type: Permanent

Our Team

The Platform Engineering Team sits within Technology Operations & Cyber Security (TOCS) and is responsible for supporting, maintaining, and innovating the Bank's underpinning platforms and technologies.

The core aspect of your role will be to support the management of the Operational Platform, with a focus on the Linux Server Estate. This will involve collaboration with internal customers, partners and external customers to deliver excellent service and ensure our systems are efficient, performant, resilient where emerging technology threats & risks are managed and change to our systems are managed effectively.

What you'll be doing

• Innovate, build & maintain the Virgin Money Linux server estate for Operational Platform.
• Engineer, validate, implement and quality assure technical solutions.
• Lead on initiatives to improve Platform performance and stability.
• Support projects implementing new infrastructure into the datacentres.
• Support root cause analysis and remediation of complex technical issues.
• Work closely with others to estimate work, manage domain scope, risks and issues.
• Collaborate with internal and external parties to provide excellent customer service.
• Ensure that change within the environment is managed and controlled effectively.

We need you to have

• Strong engineering experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Strong Redhat Satellite experience (install, Configure, manage)
• Strong experience of server implementation, upgrades, maintenance, monitoring and automation (Infrastructure as Code) with Ansible, AAP
• Strong experience of VMware (upgrade, manage)
• Solid understanding of Networking, security and system performance
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to own, diagnose and resolve platforms issues.
• Good understanding of cybersecurity principles & vulnerability management
• Python, Bash, API's and data structures in JSON/YAML or other
• Engineering mindset: able to challenge the status quo and automate manual processes to deliver additional value.
• Exceptional communication & teamwork skills
• Flexibility. The role may require occasional evening or weekend work

It's a bonus if you have but not essential

• Experience of Arctera Infoscale, VCS
• Experience of Solaris
• Experience of Server Hardware Management and maintenance
• Experience of Containerisation, Red Hat OpenShift, ARO or AKS
• Experience of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tooling
• Experience of working within an ITIL framework
• Working in Multi-disciplinary Agile teams

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more.
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year.
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
• Market-leading pension.
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.

Say hello to Virgin Money

Virgin Money is so much more than just a bank. As part of the Nationwide group, together we're the UK's first full-service mutual bank serving millions of retail and business customers and all driven by our purpose; Banking but fairer, more rewarding and for the good of society.

With us, you'll be part of an organisation uniquely positioned to make a difference to the lives of customers, communities and broader society and embark on a collaborative, customer obsessed, and fun-filled career journey. Embrace the weekdays, enjoy fantastic perks, and make a meaningful positive difference. Time to discover what it means to be part of the first mutual full-service banking provider.

Be yourself at Virgin Money

At Virgin Money, we celebrate everyone. We have fun, think big, and relentlessly include each other, all in pursuit of our purpose: Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team [e-mail]

Please note: If we receive a high volume of eligible applications, we may need to prioritise candidates whose skills and experience most closely align with the role, while still ensuring fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.

Now the legal bit

Although some of our roles allow you to be based anywhere in the UK, we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.

Advertised: 25 Sep 2025 GMT Daylight Time

Applications close: 09 Oct 2025 GMT Daylight Time