Platform Engineer
Taunton, Somerset | Permanent | Hybrid - 2 Days per week on-site | up to £50,000 per annum
Our growing client is looking to onboard a Platform Engineer with 3-5 years of experience on a permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building infrastructure through code and thrive at the intersection of development and operations. You will contribute to the architecture and maintenance of infrastructure supporting modern cloud-native applications, working hands‑on with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and containerised environments. This role offers the opportunity to help build a reliable, scalable foundation for the business's applications and services.
Responsibilities
* Design, build, and maintain secure and scalable infrastructure using Bicep, YAML, and modern containerisation tools.
* Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
* Support the deployment and monitoring of applications in Kubernetes environments.
* Collaborate closely with software developers to ensure infrastructure meets product needs and is easily testable and maintainable.
* Create internal tools and scripts to automate developer workflows and infrastructure provisioning.
* Act as a liaison between development and operations, helping improve observability, reliability, and deployment resilience.
* Promote infrastructure best practices, documentation standards, and knowledge sharing across teams.
Qualifications & Experience
* 3-5 years' experience in a professional software or infrastructure engineering role, ideally within a larger team environment.
* Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools - especially Bicep and YAML.
* Strong familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker, and ideally orchestration with Kubernetes.
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
* Solid understanding of cloud architecture, preferably in Azure environments.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills - you'll be working day‑to‑day with developers, testers, and stakeholders.
* A proactive mindset - you're not afraid to take ownership, identify inefficiencies, and suggest improvements.
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