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Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes) | Contract

We're partnering with a leading organisation seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to help develop, automate and scale their cloud-native infrastructure environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys building robust Kubernetes platforms, driving automation, and working with modern cloud technologies in a highly collaborative environment.

What You'll Be Doing

Design, build and support Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure.Drive automation across infrastructure and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code principles.Develop and maintain tooling using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Python and Go.Enhance platform reliability, scalability, security and performance.Implement and improve observability, monitoring and alerting solutions.Work closely with engineering teams to support cloud-native application deployments.Contribute to CI/CD and GitOps-driven delivery practices.Research and introduce new technologies and best practices across the platform estate.Explore opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve engineering efficiency and operational excellence.

What We're Looking For

Strong experience within Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering.Proven hands-on experience running Kubernetes in production environments.Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tooling, including Terraform and Ansible.Development or scripting experience with Python, Go or similar technologies.Experience with cloud-native tooling, containers, CI/CD pipelines and GitOps methodologies.Good understanding of networking concepts including DNS, load balancing, ingress/egress, TLS and firewalls.Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.Ability to work effectively within fast-paced, collaborative engineering teams.

Desirable Experience

Kubernetes certifications such as CKA.Experience with Kubernetes security, governance and policy management.Exposure to service mesh technologies.Cloud platform certifications across AWS, Azure or GCP.Experience introducing new technologies and driving platform improvements at scale.

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If you're a skilled Kubernetes / Platform Engineer looking for your next contract opportunity and enjoy working with modern cloud technologies, we'd love to hear from you.

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Job Summary

We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to build, maintain, and support reliable, scalable, and secure cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have experience with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, automation, monitoring, and production support while working closely with engineering teams to improve platform reliability and operational excellence.

Key ResponsibilitiesManage and support cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes environments.Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize production systems.Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements.Collaborate with engineering teams on platform enhancements.Develop automation using scripting and DevOps best practices.Participate in production support and on-call rotations.Required SkillsExperience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.Kubernetes and Docker.Terraform or similar IaC tools.Monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, or Datadog.CI/CD pipelines and Git.Bash or Python scripting.Qualifications4+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering.Strong troubleshooting, automation, and production support skills.Experience with cloud-native technologies and distributed systems.

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