Platform Engineer

Christopher Ali are looking for a Platform Engineer to join a specialist technology partner building secure, mission-critical digital capability for UK Defence and National Security customers.

The role

As a Platform Engineer, you’ll own the core of the platform that development teams build on: CI/CD, Kubernetes, monitoring, repositories and automation. You’ll work alongside the Platform team to make sure what you build meets what developers actually need, and you’ll be the go-to person for how to use it well.

What you’ll be doing:

• Configuring and running Kubernetes environments for scalable, resilient deployments
• Designing and building CI/CD pipelines that make releases faster and safer
• Supporting both on-premise and cloud infrastructure, keeping it consistent through automation and Infrastructure as Code
• Implementing monitoring and alerting to keep platform services healthy and performant
• Managing source control and repository tooling across teams
• Leading automation work that removes manual effort and improves reliability
• Advising development teams on platform best practice
• Improving the platform’s security, supportability and scalability as it grows
• Keeping on top of new tools and techniques and bringing the useful ones in

Experience you'll need:

• 5+ years in Platform Engineering, SRE, DevOps or a similar role
• Strong hands-on Kubernetes configuration and container orchestration
• Monitoring experience with Prometheus, Grafana or similar
• Solid Git and repository management skills
• A track record of automation that made a measurable difference
• Clear communication and comfort working across teams
• A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure or GCP) is a bonus

Because of the nature of the work, you must be a UK National and eligible for SC clearance . Holding active SC is a strong advantage.