Job description: Platform Engineer
Location: Leeds, UK OR London, UK (3 days in office)
Job Type: Full-Time
Active SC Clerance - Mandatory
Relevant Experience: 10-15 Years
| Key responsibilities: |
- Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable platform solutions. Including monitoring, managing and optimising cloud-based (AWS) resources.
- Feed engineering insight and experience into the wider Strategy and Architecture team to identify opportunities to improve engineering across the whole organisation.
- Document all procedures and policies for maintaining and improving system infrastructure.
- Implement automation tools and frameworks (CI/CD pipelines) for efficient and secure deployment and operations. Whilst also working with development teams to facilitate the deployment and operation of systems.
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| Skills Required: |
| Minimum - Experience as a Senior Platform Engineer including a solid understanding of software engineering principles and their application.
- Experience of Scripting and pipeline automation (e.g. Jenkins and GitHub Actions).
- Strong understanding of cloud services (AWS) and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform.
Essential - Experience of working closely with development and infrastructure teams to quickly understand requirements and implement solutions.
- Adept at leveraging automation to improve development processes and optimise software delivery.
- Ability to cooperate closely with both engineers and product teams — including designers, product managers, and analysts.
- Hands on CloudFormation scripting, troubleshooting and debugging
- Working knowledge of Chef, scripting and troubleshooting
- Experience with Python scripting and troubleshooting
- Experience with Jenkins pipelines (multibranch), deployments, groovy scripting
- Experience with Linux commands and knowledge of troubleshooting web services
- Experience with AWS services – EC2, NLB, API Gateway, ASG, etc.
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Sr. Specialist I in London employer: Mastek
Mastek is an exceptional employer that values innovation and collaboration, particularly within the UK public sector. With a strong focus on employee growth, we offer competitive salaries, performance bonuses, and flexible working arrangements, allowing our team to thrive in a supportive remote environment. Join us in Leeds to be part of a dynamic culture that prioritises meaningful contributions and professional development.
