Platform Engineer

SC Platform Engineer - Hampshire (full time onsite) - £380-£480 per day outside ir35 - 3 months rolling

Please note: Due to the nature of the project, successful applicants will be required to be Security Cleared prior to appointment.

They are also open to immediately available permanent candidates. Salary circa £65,000.

My client is an SME consultancy, specialising within the defence and security sector. They are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join them on fast moving, innovative and influential work that is underway in the Defence and Security Sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Configure Kubernetes environments to support scalable and resilient application deployments.
• Lead the design and construction of CI/CD pipelines to streamline the deployment process and enhance development efficiency.
• Support both on-premise and cloud platforms, ensuring consistency, reliability and maintainability through automation and Infrastructure as Code.
• Implement robust monitoring solutions to ensure the health and performance of platform services.
• Manage repository systems and version control to facilitate collaboration and code management.
• Drive automation initiatives to optimize workflow processes and reduce manual intervention.
• Collaborate with the Platform team to ensure alignment between platform capabilities and development team requirements.
• Provide guidance and oversight to the development team on best practices for utilising platform offerings effectively.
• Support initiatives related to platform maintainability, supportability, security, and scalability/performance as the platform evolves.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to continually enhance platform capabilities and practices.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience in Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Integration, or related roles.
• Strong proficiency in Kubernetes configuration and container orchestration techniques.
• Strong expertise in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar for infrastructure and application monitoring.
• Solid understanding of version control systems, preferably Git, and repository management practices.
• Proven track record of driving automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency and reliability.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to interact effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience with cloud platforms (eg, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) is a plus.

SC Platform Engineer - Hampshire (full time onsite) - £380-£480 per day outside ir35 - 3 months rolling

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