Platform Engineer

LinuxRecruit; Bristol, London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

London, Midlands, North East, North West, South East, South West

Join a mission to revolutionise the UKs digital services working at the forefront of this change. You would be helping to reshape the way the Government serves its citizens and businesses serve their clients, ensuring better use of the cutting edge technology available today. Working at the heart of the modernisation you’ll focus on cloud, infrastructure and containerisation; ensuring reliability, scalability and high performance. This is an exciting opportunity for Platform Engineers who thrive on solving complex challenges and want to contribute to large-scale, impactful projects.

You’ll be part of a dynamic, cross-functional team that builds sustainable and reliable digital services. Working closely with talented engineers from diverse backgrounds, you’ll collaborate on projects that require technical excellence, agility, and innovation. The work is based on user-centric design, continuous delivery, and modern architectures like microservices, giving you the chance to work with the latest open source technologies while making a real difference.

Here there is a real commitment to your professional growth. You’ll be given opportunities to continuously develop your skills through tailored training programs, access to resources like Linux Academy and the company’s plethora of internal material, and hands-on experience with some of the most advanced technologies available. On offer is the chance to complete industry-recognized certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, and more, alongside opportunities to attend conferences, hackathons, and tech meetups. Your journey is one of constant learning and development.

As a Platform Engineer, you’ll work with modern technology stacks including AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and a range of programming languages like Python, JavaScript, and Go. Whether debugging complex multi-server systems, configuring automation tools, or developing scalable cloud infrastructure, you’ll tackle technically challenging projects at an enterprise scale. If you have an appetite for learning new technologies and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, you will flourish.

Your new company prides itself on its inclusive, collaborative culture where innovation thrives. You’ll be part of a supportive community of engineers working together to deliver world-class digital solutions. With a focus on flexible benefits, diversity, and work-life balance, we’re dedicated to helping our employees succeed. Remote first working sees about 70% of your time from home with the rest on site or in the office in order to collaborate on architecture, solve problems and celebrate the successes of teams.