Salary: £54,000 - 66,000 per year Requirements: Kubernetes - CKA certification highly desirable Cloud expertise (Azure, AWS or GCP) Container technologies (Docker, container runtimes, orchestration concepts) Monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.) Strong understanding of networking fundamentals - DNS, load balancing, firewalls Strong hands-on experience designing and maintaining Kubernetes environments Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and cloud-native patterns Experience working with CI/CD tooling and automated deployment workflows Knowledge of containerisation concepts and best practices Familiarity with monitoring, alerting and performance-tuning of distributed systems Good understanding of networking principles as they relate to Kubernetes and cloud environments Experience with GitOps workflows and tools (ArgoCD, Flux) (Nice to have) Knowledge of serverless technologies (Nice to have) Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) (Nice to have) Understanding of DevSecOps concepts and secure deployment practices (Nice to have) Responsibilities: Design, implement and maintain Kubernetes clusters in cloud environments Develop and automate CI/CD pipelines to streamline application delivery Monitor, analyse and optimise cluster performance, reliability, scalability and security Create and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests Implement service mesh solutions and ingress controllers Ensure high-availability, backup and disaster-recovery strategies for mission-critical workloads Work closely with developers to containerise applications and troubleshoot deployment issues Maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using tools such as Terraform Stay ahead of Kubernetes ecosystem updates and recommend best-practice improvements Technologies: AWS ArgoCD Azure Bash CI/CD Cloud DevSecOps DevOps Docker ELK GCP GitOps Grafana Helm Kubernetes Load Balancing PowerShell Prometheus Python Security Serverless Terraform More: We are Guidant Global, supporting our client in hiring a highly skilled Kubernetes Platform Engineer for a 12-month contract in London. This is an exciting, hands-on engineering role where you will collaborate with DevOps, software development, and security teams to ensure seamless deployment, management, and monitoring of containerised applications. If you are passionate about cloud-native engineering, automation, and modern infrastructure design, this is an opportunity to make a major impact. last updated 13 week of 2026