Overview
Platform Engineer (6 Month Fixed Term Contract) at Innovative Technology Ltd. Based at the Head Office in Oldham, Greater Manchester. This role is to design and implement scalable internal systems that empower developers, reduce operational friction, and promote secure-by-default best practices. You will work across infrastructure, tooling, and developer workflows to build reliable, self-service platforms that scale with the company.
Responsibilities
* Build internal platforms and paved paths that abstract complexity and enable teams to deploy, operate, and monitor their services independently
* Codify infrastructure using Terraform or Pulumi to ensure consistency, repeatability, and auditability across environments
* Develop and maintain developer tooling and golden templates (CI/CD pipelines, scaffolds, environments) to standardize best practices across teams
* Design and implement observability frameworks (metrics, tracing, logging, alerting) that are easy to consume and part of the platform baseline
* Eliminate repetitive tasks through automation and opinionated defaults, so teams are not blocked by manual requests or low-level details
* Collaborate with engineers to understand common pain points and continuously improve platform usability, reliability, and documentation
* Embed security and compliance into platform tooling and workflows so that teams adopt safe patterns by default not by exception
Your Skills & Experience
* Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Site Reliability Engineer
* Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
* Proficient in scripting or programming (Python, Go, Bash, etc.)
* Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
* Familiarity with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
* Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
* Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog, etc.)
* Solid grasp of Linux systems and networking fundamentals
* Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Your Package & Perks
* A competitive salary
* Flexible working hours
* 32 days holiday, pro rata (including public holidays), plus the opportunity to earn up to an extra 13 days per year
* Enhanced Pension Contribution
* Healthcare Insurance (including dental)
* Wellbeing support
* Life Insurance
* Income Protection Insurance
* Free secure parking
* Onsite electric car charging points
* Informal dress code
* Paid breaks, with free hot premium drinks
About Innovative Technology
Trading for over 30 years here at Innovative Technology, we now have offices on five continents and employ around 400 people, with over 150 based from our state-of-the-art R&D hub. Our products and services support retail, banking, kiosk, vending, gaming and amusement customers, including facial analysis technology for age estimation and control access for some of the world’s leading companies.
By staying true to our values of Innovation, Collaboration, Respect and Drive we’ve seen significant growth and won numerous domestic and international awards, with outstanding career opportunities and great benefits. Our offices are near the Pennines, less than half an hour from central Manchester, with modern offices, free parking and excellent transport links.
We are a disability-confident employer. We shortlist all candidates meeting our minimum criteria who state they have a disability in their application.
What’s next?
If you’re an experienced Platform Engineer and want to join our award-winning team working on the latest cutting-edge technology, we want to hear from you.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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