Platform Engineer

Job Title: Banking Infrastructure & Platform Engineer

Employment Type: 2-Year Fixed-Term Contract

Location: Central London (Hybrid: 4 Days On-Site)

Salary: Depends on Experience

We are seeking an operational Banking Infrastructure & Platform Engineer to support the technical management, stability, and daily performance of critical core platforms at an international bank in Central London.

Working within a tight-knit IT team, you will take hands-on ownership of intraday operations, EOD batch execution, and infrastructure support across Linux/Unix systems, Oracle Web Logic middleware, and core databases. This role offers significant cross-functional visibility, high ownership, and direct exposure across the bank's entire technical stack.

• Platform Operations: Support day-to-day application availability, intraday processing, and overnight EOD batch process execution.
• Incident & Batch Resolution: Investigate and resolve production batch failures, performance delays, and system incidents within agreed service levels.
• System Administration: Perform routine administration, maintenance, housekeeping, and user access management across Red Hat Enterprise Linux and IBM AIX environments.
• Scripting & Automation: Develop and maintain Shell scripts (Bash/Korn) to automate routine operational tasks and monitoring functions.
• Database & Middleware Support: Provide operational and monitoring support for Oracle Web Logic middleware, Oracle Databases, and SQL Server.
• Environment Maintenance: Assist with routine patching, system upgrades, monitoring, capacity planning, and operational documentation.

• 2+ Years minimum of hands-on experience operating within an IT infrastructure or database support environment.
• Operating Systems: Strong administration skills in Linux (RHEL / Red Hat) and/or IBM AIX (Unix) environments.
• Scripting: Solid experience with Shell Scripting (Bash or Korn).
• Databases & Middleware: Hands-on operational support for Oracle Databases
  , SQL Server
  , or Oracle Web Logic
  .
• Core banking platform experience (such as Oracle Flexcube
  ) is beneficial but not essential - full platform training will be provided for candidates with a strong foundational Linux/Unix and Oracle support background.