Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer | Bristol | £50,000 - £60,000 | Permanent

About the Role

Signature Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an innovative, high-growth organisation in the search for a Platform Engineer. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of critical infrastructure and data systems that support cutting-edge operations and business growth.

As a Platform Engineer, you will inherit a modern technical environment and play a key role in maintaining, improving and evolving core systems. You'll work closely with technical specialists and operational teams to ensure reliability, scalability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Own, operate and improve the organisation's time-series data platform

Maintain and extend infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, Docker and GitOps approaches

Manage edge devices and on-site collection systems

Build and maintain monitoring and observability tools

Support integration between hardware, control systems and software platforms

Create and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks

What We're Looking For

Strong experience in Systems, Infrastructure, Platform or DevOps Engineering

Strong Linux administration and networking skills

Experience with Docker, Terraform/OpenTofu and CI/CD pipelines

Exposure to cloud platforms and on-premise infrastructure

Understanding of SQL databases, MQTT or similar messaging technologies

A pragmatic, curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement

Comfortable working across teams and taking ownership of critical systems

Location & Working Hours

Bristol

Flexible hybrid working with an expectation of 2-3 days onsite

Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm

Parking available

Why Join?

Genuine ownership of business-critical systems

Varied work across cloud, infrastructure, data and hardware environments

Opportunity to shape technical direction and future architecture

Join a mission-driven, innovative organisation with ambitious growth plans

Supportive team environment with freedom to learn and develop

Call to Action

If you're an experienced Platform Engineer looking for a role that offers real ownership, impact and variety, we'd love to hear from you. Contact Julianna Suki at Signature Recruitment today to discuss this Platform Engineer opportunity and take the next step in your career.