Christopher Ali are looking for a Platform Engineer to join a specialist technology partner building secure, mission-critical digital capability for UK Defence and National Security customers.
The role
As a Platform Engineer, you’ll own the core of the platform that development teams build on: CI/CD, Kubernetes, monitoring, repositories and automation. You’ll work alongside the Platform team to make sure what you build meets what developers actually need, and you’ll be the go-to person for how to use it well.
What you’ll be doing:
- Configuring and running Kubernetes environments for scalable, resilient deployments
- Designing and building CI/CD pipelines that make releases faster and safer
- Supporting both on-premise and cloud infrastructure, keeping it consistent through automation and Infrastructure as Code
- Implementing monitoring and alerting to keep platform services healthy and performant
- Managing source control and repository tooling across teams
- Leading automation work that removes manual effort and improves reliability
- Advising development teams on platform best practice
- Improving the platform’s security, supportability and scalability as it grows
- Keeping on top of new tools and techniques and bringing the useful ones in
Experience you'll need:
- 5+ years in Platform Engineering, SRE, DevOps or a similar role
- Strong hands-on Kubernetes configuration and container orchestration
- Monitoring experience with Prometheus, Grafana or similar
- Solid Git and repository management skills
- A track record of automation that made a measurable difference
- Clear communication and comfort working across teams
- A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Cloud experience (AWS, Azure or GCP) is a bonus
Because of the nature of the work, you must be a UK National and eligible for SC clearance . Holding active SC is a strong advantage.
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Platform Engineer in England employer: Christopher Ali
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