Senior Platform Engineer: Kubernetes, CI/CD & SRE Lead

SiXworks; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private Medical cover

Life Assurance

Generous pension

Bonus

Professional development support

On-site gym and café

Job summary

SiXworks is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes configurations. You will collaborate with the Platform team to ensure seamless integration with development requirements.

The role involves configuring scalable environments, implementing monitoring solutions, and driving automation initiatives. We value critical thinkers and those with a security-first mindset who can thrive in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong production experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Security-first mindset and experience in constrained environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines.
• Configure Kubernetes for application deployments.
• Implement robust monitoring solutions.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as Code

Automation

Monitoring tools

Version control (Git)

Cloud platforms (Azure)

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

GitOps

Job description

SiXworks is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes configurations. You will collaborate with the Platform team to ensure seamless integration with development requirements.

The role involves configuring scalable environments, implementing monitoring solutions, and driving automation initiatives. We value critical thinkers and those with a security-first mindset who can thrive in a collaborative setting.