DevOps Platform Engineer
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DevOps Platform Engineer
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Hybrid | London
Paying up to 100k + 20% bonus
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We're working with an enterprise scale global entertainment organisation seeking an experienced DevOps Platform Engineer to support and enhance a modern hybrid infrastructure environment across cloud and on-premise platforms.
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This is a hands‑on role focused on Kubernetes, Linux administration, automation, monitoring, and platform reliability. You'll play a key part in ensuring critical systems remain secure, scalable and highly available while supporting engineering teams across a global business.
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The Role
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- Building, managing and scaling Kubernetes clusters across cloud and on-premise environments.
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- Supporting and administering MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases.
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- Managing monitoring, alerting and logging platforms.
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- Automating infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code and scripting.
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- Maintaining high availability and resilience across critical systems.
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- Managing access controls and permissions within cloud platforms.
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- Troubleshooting, performance tuning and platform optimisation.
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- Developing technical standards, best practices and documentation.
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- Providing technical support and guidance to internal engineering teams.
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Required Experience
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We're keen to speak with candidates who have experience in some or all of the following:
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- Hands-on administration of sharded MongoDB clusters.
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- Building and managing Kubernetes environments, including GKE and self-managed clusters.
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- Designing and supporting highly available, resilient infrastructure.
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- Monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack and rsyslog.
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- Infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, Packer and Bash.
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- Strong Linux administration experience, particularly Ubuntu environments.
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- Exposure to medium or large-scale business environments.
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- Excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.
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- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
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- Experience collaborating with teams across multiple locations and time zones.
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Hybrid | London
Paying up to 100k + 20% bonus
Must be eligible to work in the UK