Specialist Platform Engineer
Role summary
We are seeking a Specialist Platform Engineer to join our R&D team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure, tooling, and automation that empowers product teams to develop and deliver software efficiently. You will be responsible for deploying and scaling global cloud applications, leveraging your expertise in container orchestration with Kubernetes and other cloud-native tools. Your responsibilities include supporting development teams in optimizing public cloud resource usage, facilitating seamless application deployments with a focus on reliability, observability, and performance, and ensuring infrastructure meets evolving requirements. You will also play a key role in informing security practices and driving operational improvements through automation and optimization.
### Who you are
- You should have skills in scripting or application development, with proficiency in Python
- Familiarity with infrastructure provisioning tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation, along with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies, is important
- A good understanding of networking and security principles is crucial, as is the ability to solve problems and analyze patterns in behavior and logs
- Experience with continuous integration systems such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins,
- Proficiency in working with source control systems,
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with fluency in English both in written and verbal forms
### What the job involves
- As a Specialist Platform engineer in R&D, you will design, build, and maintains the foundational infrastructure, tooling, and automation that product teams rely on to develop and deliver software efficiently
- As a Specialist Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for deploying and scaling our global cloud applications
- Your expertise in container orchestration, particularly with Kubernetes and other cloud-native tools, will be essential
- You will support development teams in optimizing the use of public cloud resources and assist with the transition of new applications to production
- Collaborating with development teams to ensure infrastructure meets their requirements while promoting scalable application practices,
- Utilizing your knowledge of container orchestration tools to facilitate the seamless deployment of applications, focusing on reliability, observability, and performance,
- Staying current with technological advancements, introducing innovative solutions to the team, and addressing operational challenges through automation and optimization,
- Adapting software development approaches to meet business pressures,
- Informing security practices and coaching other users on best practices,
- Supporting specific activities to improve development processes,
- Designing solutions and services with security controls included, specifically engineered to mitigate security threats,
- Managing service components to ensure they meet business needs and key performance indicators,
- Liaising with other team members to coordinate changes across components
### Benefits
- 23 days paid holiday plus UK bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after two years’ service
- Additional birthday day off
- Salary Sacrifice pension scheme with 4% employer contribution and minimum 5% employee contribution
- Optional BUPA private medical insurance for you and your immediate family
- Life assurance with a benefit of 4x your annual basic salary
- Employee Assistance Programme offering both on-line and telephone support and resources to you and your family
- Cycle to work scheme
- Active social and charity initiatives including our matched charitable giving scheme and employee recognition scheme
