Platform Engineer Kubernetes K8S Cloud

Client Server; Reigate; Hybrid; GBP 85,000; Full time

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 at 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 reliability, availability, and performance. You'll use Kubernetes to ensure successful deployments at scale, sharing your expertise with the team.

Responsibilities:

1. Proactive monitoring of production environments.
2. Design and implementation of automation and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
3. Taking a lead in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis activities to mitigate future issues.
4. Collaborating with senior business stakeholders to gather requirements, address concerns, and provide updates on projects and systems status.
5. Working with engineering, support, and operations teams to help upskill them, supporting knowledge transfer via documentation.

Location / WFH:

There's a hybrid work-from-home model; you can work from home 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:

• Strong Platform Engineering or DevOps experience, ideally within a SaaS environment.
• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes with hands-on experience of deploying at scale.
• Experience of running 24x7 services in Azure (will also consider AWS or GCP experience).
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and services including best practices around monitoring, scaling, and security tools (e.g., DataDog).
• Strong scripting skills with PowerShell (or Python).
• Good knowledge of basic networking, TCP/IP.
• Good understanding of IaC; they use Pulumi but Terraform experience is fine.
• Experience in microservices environments.
• Comfortable with technical project leadership.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

What's in it for you:

As a Platform Engineer, you will earn a competitive package including:

• Salary to £85k + bonus (c15%).
• 25 days holiday (and ability to buy more).
• Pension, Health Care, Life Assurance.
• 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.