Platform Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to support the build, automation, and optimisation of modern cloud and infrastructure platforms within a large enterprise environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a Platform Engineer to drive platform reliability, scalability, and automation while working across high-profile transformation programmes.

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available platform solutions.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or Cloud Formation.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support application and infrastructure deployments.
• Automate operational processes to improve efficiency, reliability, and consistency.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to implement platform best practices.
• Monitor platform performance and proactively identify opportunities for optimisation.
• Support cloud migration and modernisation initiatives across enterprise environments.
• Ensure platform solutions align with security, governance, and compliance requirements.

• Proven experience working as a Platform Engineer within enterprise-scale environments.
• Strong experience with cloud technologies including Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, or Cloud Formation.
• Strong knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of scripting and automation using Power Shell, Python, Bash, or equivalent.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Relevant certifications in cloud technologies or Dev Ops practices would be advantageous.

If you are a Platform Engineer seeking a challenging contract opportunity where you can make a significant impact on cloud and platform services, we'd love to hear from you.
Professional references required.

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