At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and improve a cutting-edge Kubernetes platform for AI and automation services.
- Company: Join a prestigious client with a high-impact engineering team.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.
- Other info: Collaborative team with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Shape the future of cloud-native infrastructure in a modern engineering environment.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in Kubernetes, Azure, and cloud-native technologies required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
A prestigious client is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to join a high-impact engineering team delivering a modern cloud-native platform that underpins AI and automation services across a large-scale enterprise environment.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on a greenfield Kubernetes platform built using modern engineering practices across Azure, GitOps, service mesh, observability and event-driven architecture.
The Role
As Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for building, operating and improving a shared Kubernetes platform used by application, AI and integration engineering teams. This is a hands-on role covering infrastructure as code, Kubernetes operations, CI/CD, networking, observability and platform reliability. You'll work closely with architects and engineering teams to shape the future of the platform while helping maintain high standards across automation, security, scalability and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and operate Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments
- Manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform and ARM Templates
- Support GitOps-based CI/CD and deployment pipelines
- Operate observability tooling including Grafana and OpenTelemetry
- Maintain platform networking, service mesh and API gateway layers
- Support event streaming infrastructure and platform reliability
- Participate in incident response and platform operations
- Contribute to platform engineering standards and best practices
Skills & Experience
We are looking for candidates with strong experience across:
- Kubernetes platform engineering and cloud-native infrastructure
- Microsoft Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
- Docker, CI/CD and GitOps workflows
- Linux, Bash scripting and platform automation
- Observability tooling including Grafana and Prometheus
- Kubernetes networking, security and service mesh technologies
Experience with the following would be highly beneficial:
- Cilium
- Istio / Service Mesh
- ArgoCD or Flux
- OpenTelemetry
- Kafka or Redpanda
- Python automation tooling
- Policy as Code / Kubernetes security tooling
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to help shape a greenfield cloud-native platform
- Modern engineering environment using cutting-edge tooling
- Hybrid working with flexibility
- Collaborative, high-performing technology team
- Long-term programme of strategic importance
- Competitive salary and excellent benefits package
If you are passionate about cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes and platform reliability engineering, we would love to hear from you.
Senior Engineer (Platform Engineering) employer: itecopeople
Join a prestigious client as a Senior Engineer in Platform Engineering, where you'll be part of a high-impact team dedicated to delivering a cutting-edge cloud-native platform. Enjoy the benefits of hybrid working in London, a collaborative culture that fosters innovation, and ample opportunities for professional growth while working with modern technologies like Kubernetes and Azure. This role not only offers competitive compensation but also the chance to contribute to a long-term strategic programme that is shaping the future of AI and automation services.
