Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer with key skills in Linux, AWS, Ansible and Kubernetes is sought by an AI & data software house based near Birmingham.

 Working at the forefront of national defence and security this Platform Engineer will be working with a close-knit technical team to monitor, manage and improve business critical applications and infrastructure with the aim of facilitating improvements in application deployment & scalability.

This role would suit a DevOps or Platform Engineer with a solid background in software engineering and infrastructure who can bring experience working with the latest automation and config management tooling to create a fully automated deployment environment.

In return this Platform Engineer can expect a dynamic, engaging, R&D driven culture with extensive progression opportunities and the chance to own the platform functionality of this high growth business.

Due to the sensitive nature of the work SC/ DV clearance is preferred but at a minimum all applications must be British citizens with he ability to work on-site.

This Platform Engineer based near Birmingham should have most of the following key skills:

• A proven software engineering background (Java, Python, C++, node etc)
• Solid Linux/ GNU exposure
• IAC experience – Terraform, Ansible, Redhat etc
• Both on-premise and cloud (AWS, Azure) exposure
• Strong Kubernetes experience
• Basic VM management experience
• Experience delivering new tooling for infrastructures
• Linux/ GNU expertise
• Database performance management (MongoDB, PostgreSQL etc)
• An agile, flexible personality who feels comfortable working in a fast paced environment

This Platform Engineer based near Birmingham will receive:

• Starting salary of £75,000 - £90,000 DoE
• Bi-Annual salary reviews
• Generous private pension scheme
• Bonus scheme
• Additional on-call payments if desired (not compulsory)
• Private healthcare
• Training budget & time allocation
• 25 days holiday plus bank holiday
• Choice of technology

So if you are a Platform Engineer and like the idea of joining a market leading company that offers excellent project ownership skills within a collaborative, autonomous environment please apply now to be considered.

Platform Engineer

Birmingham

Linux, Java, Python, C++, MongoDB, SRE, automation, node, infrastructure, Kubernetes, ansible, AWS, Terraform, ansible