Senior Platform Engineer: Cloud-Native, CI/CD & Scale

Loop Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Share options

Engineering-first culture

Job summary

A high-growth SaaS company based in Manchester is seeking experienced Platform Engineers to design and operate cloud-native infrastructure. This role focuses on building robust systems using AWS and Kubernetes and involves automating processes to enhance operational efficiency. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in platform or DevOps roles, a strong background in cloud technology, and a collaborative mindset. Competitive compensation includes attractive salary and share options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Platform, Infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles.
• Strong hands-on cloud experience (AWS preferred).
• Deep understanding of container architectures including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proven experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines.
• Track record of improving operational efficiency through automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate cloud-native infrastructure across AWS.
• Build and maintain containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK or Terraform.
• Design and improve CI/CD pipelines for safe delivery.
• Collaborate with product engineering teams for robust platform capabilities.

Skills

Cloud experience (AWS preferred)

Linux system administration

Docker and Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Automation

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Tools

AWS CDK

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A high-growth SaaS company based in Manchester is seeking experienced Platform Engineers to design and operate cloud-native infrastructure. This role focuses on building robust systems using AWS and Kubernetes and involves automating processes to enhance operational efficiency. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in platform or DevOps roles, a strong background in cloud technology, and a collaborative mindset. Competitive compensation includes attractive salary and share options.