Senior SRE / Platform Engineer – AI Platform

Eames Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eames Consulting is seeking an experienced Senior SRE / Platform Engineer for an initial contract in the UK. The role focuses on reliable, scalable, automated and cost-efficient platforms, spanning SRE, DevOps, software engineering and cloud infrastructure with emphasis on automation, CI/CD and AI-enabled services.

You will work across teams to support production platforms, build CI/CD pipelines, implement Terraform, manage API gateways, and optimize performance and costs in a modern

Qualifications

• Experience in SRE, Platform Engineering, DevOps or DevSecOps.
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience.
• Experience with API gateways and cloud networking.
• Automation, CI/CD, observability and platform costs.
• Familiarity with AI platforms is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production platforms in an BAU/SRE environment.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment orchestration.
• Implement infrastructure as code (Terraform).
• Work with API gateways (e.g., Kong) and AI platforms like OpenAI/Anthropic.
• Manage API/token usage and observability with Datadog.
• Support software deployment and architecture.
• Review code and maintain repositories; optimise cloud costs.

Skills

SRE / Site Reliability

DevOps

Terraform

API gateways

Cloud infrastructure

Automation

Datadog

Software engineering

Code management

Architectures

Cost optimization

Tools

Datadog

Job description

£600–£650 per day | Outside IR35 | UK-based | Contract

INTERVIEW SLOTS MONDAY 17TH AUGUST

MUST BE ABLE TO START W/C 24TH AUGUST

I’m currently working with a leading organisation that is looking for an experienced Senior SRE / Platform Engineer to join their team on an initial contract basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong SRE, DevOps or Platform Engineering background who has experience supporting modern software platforms and, ideally, working with AI/LLM platforms such as OpenAI or Anthropic.

The role

You’ll be responsible for ensuring the organisation’s platforms are reliable, scalable, automated, secure and cost-effective.

The role sits across SRE, DevOps, software engineering and cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on automation, CI/CD, observability and supporting AI-enabled platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting and maintaining production platforms and services in a BAU/SRE environment


• Building and managing CI/CD pipelines and deployment orchestration


• Implementing infrastructure and automation using Terraform


• Working with APIs and API gateways, including technologies such as Kong


• Supporting and administering AI platforms, including OpenAI, Anthropic or similar services


• Managing and monitoring API/token usage


• Implementing observability and monitoring using tools such as Datadog


• Working with message queuing and distributed systems


• Supporting software deployment and understanding application architecture


• Reviewing code and maintaining software repositories


• Implementing and maintaining zone-based architecture and networking


• Improving platform reliability, scalability and performance


• Managing infrastructure capacity and optimising cloud/platform costs


• Working closely with Software Engineering, DevOps, Security and Architecture teams

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone with a strong background in SRE, Platform Engineering, DevOps or DevSecOps, with experience across:

• SRE / Site Reliability Engineering


• DevOps / DevSecOps practices


• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code


• API configuration and API gateways


• Cloud infrastructure and networking


• Automation and orchestration


• Observability tooling – ideally Datadog


• Software engineering/deployment principles


• Repository and code management


• Infrastructure and application architecture


• Cost, capacity and performance optimisation

Experience with OpenAI, Anthropic, LLMs or other AI platforms would be highly advantageous.

Familiarity with Java, React or Angular would also be beneficial.