Platform Engineer AWS Kubernetes

Salary: GBP90000 - GBP115000 per annum + bonus + benefits

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Platform Engineer (AWS Kubernetes HA) St Albans / WFH to £115k

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Are you an infrastructure technologist with a software engineering background?

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You could be progressing your career at a highly successful technology business that develops sophisticated platforms used to analyse and trade on global sports markets. You’ll join a collaborative engineering team where your work will have a direct impact on business performance.

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As a Platform Engineer you will collaborate with a small team to build and operate the platform underpinning its trading platforms, while developing the tools and services that enable software engineers to develop, build, test and deploy applications efficiently.

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You’ll join a highly impactful Platform Engineering team working at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure and developer experience. The team plays a central role in embracing AI, evolving engineering tools and processes to better support both developers and AI agents throughout the software development lifecycle.

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There’s a broad and modern technology estate including AWS, Linux, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis / Valkey, HAProxy, Consul, Grafana, OpenSearch and Terraform, alongside development technologies including C#.Net, Python, Node.js, Bash and PowerShell. CI/CD tooling includes Azure DevOps Pipelines and ArgoCD.

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Location / WFH:

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You’ll join colleagues in St. Albans, Hertfordshire (parking available), 10 minute walk from local station, with the flexibility to work from home 2-3 days a week in a hybrid model and flexible working hours within the core 0730-1730.

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About you:

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• You have previous Software Engineering skills, ideally C#.Net, Python, Node.js, PowerShell or Bash
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• You have strong experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform
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• You have strong Kubernetes experience
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• You have a deep understanding of modern platform / cloud engineering
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• You have hands-on experience using AI development tools and a good understanding of emerging AI engineering practices
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• You have experience of working on high availability systems
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• You have a pragmatic, automation focused mindset with a passion for improving developer experience
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• You enjoy collaborating, learning new things and sharing knowledge
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• You are degree educated in Computer Science or closely related discipline from a top tier university (e.g. Russel Group / Oxbridge)
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What’s in it for you:

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As a Platform Engineer you will earn a competitive package:

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• Salary to £115k
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• Bonus
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• 25 days holiday, rising to 30 after 2 years
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• Enhanced parental leave
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• Contributory pension scheme
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• Private Medical
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• MSDN subscription
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• Discounts for gym membership, travel and cinema
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• Sabbatical after 10 years of service
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