Platform Engineer – Graduate Considered

A fantastic opportunity for a graduate or experienced Platform Engineer to join a highly successful technology company working on complex, large-scale software systems. You will join a specialist platform team responsible for the infrastructure, tooling and automation that enables engineering teams to develop, deploy and operate software effectively. This is a hands-on role with Kubernetes at its core, offering the opportunity to work across container orchestration, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability and cloud-native technologies.

Location: London, 2 days per week in the office

Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 per annum + benefits

Requirements:

• Experienced candidates looking towards the upper end of the salary range should demonstrate the majority of the following. However, we are also very keen to hear from exceptional graduates with a demonstrable interest in pursuing a career in Platform Engineering.
• Those applying at graduate level should have a strong academic background, including a 2:1 or 1st class degree and at least AAB at A Level.
• You will have commercial experience working with Kubernetes, however, graduates with a good grasp are considered.
• You will have experience operating, troubleshooting and scaling Kubernetes clusters within production environments.
• Good understanding of Kubernetes networking, storage, RBAC and workload scheduling.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and provisioning tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience with CI/CD technologies such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins.
• Good understanding of networking and security principles.
• Experience working with source control systems.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to investigate logs, identify patterns and resolve complex platform issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash or Go would be beneficial.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, GitOps or service mesh technologies would also be advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Operate, maintain and evolve Kubernetes platforms across multiple environments.
• Ensure applications can be deployed reliably and efficiently at scale.
• Work closely with software engineering teams to understand infrastructure requirements and encourage scalable, cloud-native development practices.
• Improve the reliability, observability and performance of Kubernetes clusters.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support efficient software delivery.
• Develop and improve Infrastructure as Code using technologies such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Automate operational processes and identify opportunities to improve the developer experience.
• Support engineering teams with the effective use of cloud infrastructure.
• Help transition new applications and services into production.
• Embed security best practices into platform architecture and infrastructure.
• Monitor platform components and ensure services meet performance and reliability requirements.
• Evaluate relevant cloud-native technologies and introduce practical improvements to the platform.

What the role offers:

• The opportunity to work extensively with Kubernetes and modern cloud-native technologies.
• Work on complex infrastructure supporting sophisticated, large-scale software products.
• A varied platform role spanning Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, automation and security.

If you would like to apply for this unique Platform Engineering role, then please send your CV via the relevant links! We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by separately emailing applications@redtech-recruit.com.