Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes/SRE) – API & Infra Focus

FORT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FORT in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer/Senior Site Reliability Engineer to own a critical standalone platform that powers core applications and API ecosystems.

You will bring strong Kubernetes (AKS) expertise, experience with private cloud and on-prem infrastructure, and a DevOps mindset with API-based microservices. A focus on risk and cross-functional collaboration across technology teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Platform Engineer or Site Reliability Engineer.
• Strong Kubernetes (AKS) expertise on production platforms.
• Hands-on experience with API-based microservices architectures.
• Experience with private cloud and on-prem infrastructure (AWS familiarity).
• Focused on risk, reliability and cross-functional collaboration across tech teams.

Responsibilities

• Own a critical, standalone platform powering core applications and API ecosystems.
• Collaborate across technology teams to improve reliability and performance.

Skills

Kubernetes (AKS)

Infra & Networking

APIs & Microservices

Python

AWS

Job description

FORT in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer/Senior Site Reliability Engineer to own a critical standalone platform that powers core applications and API ecosystems.

You will bring strong Kubernetes (AKS) expertise, experience with private cloud and on-prem infrastructure, and a DevOps mindset with API-based microservices. A focus on risk and cross-functional collaboration across technology teams is essential.