Platform Engineer

About The Role

As a Platform Engineer in the Container Platform Team, you’ll play a key role in developing, improving, and supporting secure, scalable, and automated container platform services – primarily Red Hat Open Shift on AWS.

• Delivering and continually improving our Open Shift platforms on AWS
• Ensuring platform performance, availability, security, and capacity meet business needs.
• Driving automation of platform operations and infrastructure delivery (IaC).
• Supporting the migration and onboarding of services to the container platform.
• Maintaining up-to-date documentation of platform configuration and processes.
• Contributing to roadmap planning and prioritisation.
• Supporting business continuity through resilient platform design.

You’re a hands‑on engineer with a pragmatic mindset and a passion for cloud‑native technologies. You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy solving complex problems with scalable solutions.

• Strong technical skills and cloud platform knowledge.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• A structured, disciplined approach to planning and delivery.
• Clear, proactive communication – both technical and non‑technical.
• A continuous improvement mindset and eagerness to learn.
• A customer‑focused attitude with an understanding of business priorities.
• Self‑motivation and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Comfort working in fast‑paced environments and adapting to changing priorities.

• 3+ years in platform engineering or similar roles.
• 2+ years designing, building, configuring, and operating container platforms (Open Shift or Kubernetes).
• Solid experience with public cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure).
• Strong Linux knowledge, scripting skills, and significant experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and agile development practices.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture, networking, and distributed systems.
• Awareness of governance, compliance, and security best practices.

Motability Operations is the largest car fleet operator in the UK, providing best‑possible worry‑free mobility solutions to over 800,000 customers. We are committed to delivering outstanding customer service and maintaining a diverse, inclusive workforce.

Benefits include:

• Annual discretionary bonus
• 15% non‑contributory pension (9% during probation)
• Life assurance at 4× basic salary
• Employee Discount Scheme and rewards
• Discounted electric/Hybrid car salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 28 days annual leave + option to buy/sell days
• Funded private medical insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Free access to healthcare apps
• Funded health screening for over 50s
• Volunteer day per year

We pride ourselves on building a diverse workforce and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.