Platform & DevOps Engineer

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We're working with a highly successful technology-driven organisation seeking a Senior Platform & DevOps Engineer to join a small, high-impact engineering team responsible for building and evolving cloud platforms that power critical applications.

This isn't a traditional "keep the lights on" infrastructure role.

You'll join a collaborative team of seven engineers where platform engineering, DevOps, automation and cloud infrastructure come together. The environment is built around innovation, ownership and engineering excellence, giving you the freedom to challenge existing approaches, introduce new ideas and directly influence technical direction.

The team already has a handful of engineers who thrive on autonomy and enjoy solving complex problems through automation, modern platform engineering practices and continuous improvement. They're looking for a third engineer with a similar mindset who wants to help shape what's next.

This role would suit someone who is already a strong engineer but still wants to learn, grow and broaden their expertise across platform engineering, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code.

What You'll Be Doing

Designing, building and operating cloud infrastructure in Microsoft Azure

Developing and improving CI/CD capabilities and deployment automation

Working extensively with Kubernetes and container-based platforms

Building reusable Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform

Driving platform standardisation, automation and engineering best practice

Improving observability, monitoring and operational excellence

Collaborating closely with software engineers, architects and technology stakeholders

Evaluating and introducing new tools, technologies and approaches where they add value

Taking ownership of complex technical challenges from design through to delivery

What We're Looking For

We're keen to speak with engineers who combine both Platform Engineering and DevOps experience.

A lot of applicants have strong platform backgrounds but limited DevOps exposure. For this role, both areas are important.

You'll ideally have experience with

Microsoft Azure

Kubernetes (essential)

Terraform

GitLab, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as Code

Docker and containerisation

GitOps concepts and tooling such as ArgoCD

Observability tooling such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk or similar

Bash, PowerShell, Python or Go

Agile delivery environments

The Kind of Engineer Who Will Thrive Here

You'll likely enjoy this role if you

Love automating repetitive processes

Like building platforms rather than simply administering them

Enjoy introducing new ideas and technologies

Take ownership of problems and see them through to completion

Are comfortable rolling up your sleeves and remaining hands-on

Want to work in a small team where your contributions genuinely influence technical decisions

Interview Talking Points

Successful candidates will typically be comfortable discussing topics such as

Designing reusable CI/CD components and templates

Kubernetes operations and GitOps practices

ArgoCD and deployment lifecycle management

Metrics, logs and distributed tracing

Terraform workflows and Infrastructure as Code principles

Container security and vulnerability management

Platform reliability, scalability and automation

Why Join?

Salary of £80,000 - £110,000

Small, highly collaborative engineering team

Significant autonomy and ownership

Opportunity to influence platform strategy

Strong focus on innovation and modern engineering practices

Hybrid working with 3 days per week in Central London

Excellent opportunity for an ambitious engineer looking to accelerate their growth while remaining hands-on

This is a chance to join a business where platform engineering is viewed as a strategic capability, not simply an operational function, and where your ideas can have a visible impact from day one.