Job Description
Infrastructure Engineer (Performance Optimization)
Role Type: 6-Month Contract (Remote, UK-based)
Rate: Upto £650 Per Day (Umbrella / Inside IR35)
Role Summary
Seeking a hands-on Infrastructure Engineer to join a newly formed Performance Optimization Squad within a massive-scale production platform.
Key Responsibilities
* Execute Optimizations: Drive well-scoped initiatives to completion, including compute resource rightsizing, JVM tuning, and workload placement.
* Build Automation: Implement infrastructure changes and build automation to scale impact across the fleet.
* Collaborate: Work within a focused team of 4 engineers, a data analyst, and an engineering manager.
Core Requirements
* Experience: 5 years in Infrastructure, Platform, or Backend engineering roles.
* Kubernetes: Solid experience with Kubernetes (ideally GKE).
* Coding: Proficiency in at least two of: Java, Go, or Python (strong scripting/automation skills preferred).
* Cloud Platform: Comfortable with GCP (compute, networking, IAM, cost monitoring).
* Tooling: Familiarity with IaC (Terraform, Helm) and CI/CD pipelines.
Preferred Qualifications
* Background in Reliability Engineering / SRE (SLOs, error budgets, safe rollouts).
* Experience with JVM-based services at scale.
* Familiarity with GCP Billing or BigQuery cost exports.
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.