Platform Engineer Kubernetes K8S Cloud

Client Server; Reigate; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000

Job description

Platform Engineer (Kubernetes K8S Cloud) Reigate / WFH to £85k

Are you a technologist Platform Engineer with Kubernetes expertise?

You could be progressing your career working on complex and technically challenging systems with continual learning opportunities in a global FinTech.

As a Platform Engineer you’ll join a small team responsible for delivering and managing business critical services that are used 24x7 by clients and colleagues across the globe; you’ll be deployed to technology teams across the business to ensure the reliability, availability and performance. You’ll use Kubernetes to ensure successful deployments at scale, sharing your expertise with the team.

Responsibilities will encompass proactive monitoring of production environments, design and implementation of automation and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness, taking a lead in incident response, troubleshooting and root cause analysis activities to mitigate future issues.

You'll collaborate with senior business stakeholders to gather requirements, address concerns and provide updates on projects and systems status and with engineering, support and operations teams to help upskill them, supporting knowledge transfer via documentation.

Location / WFH:

There's a hybrid work from model, you can work from most of the week, meeting up with colleagues in Reigate 1-2 days a week in modern, open plan offices within a five minute walk of the station; there's a smart casual dress code, onsite restaurant and a good work / life balance.

About you:

• You have strong Platform Engineering or DevOps experience, ideally within a SaaS environment
• You have an indepth knowledge of Kubernetes with hands on experience of deploying at scale
• You have experience of running 24x7 services in Azure (will also consider AWS or GCP experience)
• You have a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and services including best practices around monitoring, scaling and security tools e.g. DataDog
• You have strong scripting skills with PowerShell (or Python)
• You have a good knowledge of basic networking, TCP/IP
• You have a good understanding of IaC, they use Pulumi but Terraform experience is fine
• You have experience in microservices environments
• You are comfortable with technical project leadership
• You have excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills

What's in it for you:

• Salary to £85k + bonus (c15%)
• 25 days holiday (and ability to buy more)
• Enhanced maternity / paternity packages
• Continuous training and career development opportunities
• Plus a range of other perks and discounts

Apply now to find out more about this Platform Engineer (Kubernetes K8S Cloud) opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering, Finance, and Information Technology

Industries

Software Development, Financial Services, and Technology, Information and Media