A fantastic opportunity for an 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: Cambridge, 2 days per week in the office

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 per annum + benefits

Requirements for Platform Engineer:

• Strong commercial experience working with Kubernetes
• 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 for Platform Engineer:

• 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