At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and enhance cloud infrastructure for resilient operations and effective software delivery.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking tech company with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, remote work flexibility, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with excellent career advancement opportunities in a diverse tech environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by working with cutting-edge cloud technologies and improving developer experiences.
- Qualifications: Experience with cloud platforms like Azure or AWS and strong coding skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
The Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, managing, and enhancing cloud and platform infrastructure to enable resilient operations and effective software delivery across the organisation. This role focuses on developing and supporting the cloud platforms, automation capabilities, and engineering practices that underpin the delivery and performance of the wider commercial technology landscape.
The successful candidate will work across a diverse technology environment, including Azure, AWS, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Infor ERP, Infor Revenue Management, Infor Product Management, Bynder, and associated integrations. They will be responsible for maintaining cloud infrastructure, supporting deployment pipelines, and managing platform services to ensure applications remain secure, reliable, and highly available.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design, build, and enhance cloud infrastructure and platform services to support scalable and reliable operations.
- Partner with Engineering teams to improve developer experience, engineering efficiency, and delivery outcomes.
- Manage and optimise CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and deployment workflows.
- Ensure platform reliability through effective monitoring, resilience improvements, and operational best practices.
- Implement and uphold infrastructure security controls, compliance requirements, and governance standards.
- Support platform troubleshooting, incident management, and root cause analysis to maintain service stability.
- Develop and improve infrastructure-as-code practices and automation capabilities.
- Create, maintain, and enhance platform documentation, processes, and operational runbooks.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives to evolve platform engineering practices and capabilities.
Technical Skills Required:
- Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms, including Azure and/or AWS.
- Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code practices, preferably using Terraform.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tooling and delivery pipelines, including Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
- Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies, with Docker and Kubernetes experience beneficial.
- Experience with automation and scripting using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar technologies.
- Understanding of monitoring, observability, and platform performance management tools.
- Knowledge of identity and access management principles and solutions.
- Understanding of networking concepts and core infrastructure fundamentals.
- Experience applying cloud security practices, governance frameworks, and compliance standards.
- Exposure to enterprise application hosting, platform integrations, and related technologies.
- Salesforce experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
Platform Engineer in Birmingham employer: Ascent Resourcing Limited
As a leading employer in the tech industry, we offer a dynamic and inclusive work culture that prioritises innovation and collaboration. Our remote-based Platform Engineer role not only provides competitive compensation and benefits but also fosters continuous professional growth through exposure to cutting-edge technologies and diverse projects. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that values your contributions and supports your career development in a flexible work environment.
