Platform Engineer (GCP)
Hybrid London (2–3 days/week)
Up to £75,000 + Benefits
We’re hiring a Platform Engineer for one of the UK’s most loved fintechs — a bank built on modern technology, real ownership, and a strong engineering culture. This team powers every product, transaction, and customer experience the company delivers. If you enjoy solving infrastructure challenges, automating everything you can, and supporting engineers at scale, this is a brilliant opportunity.
What you’ll do:
* Manage and optimise AWS environments across multiple accounts
* Maintain and improve Kubernetes clusters running most of the organisation’s applications
* Support secrets management and cert generation via HashiCorp Vault
* Improve CI/CD workflows using tools like Terraform, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
* Develop tooling (Go preferred, but any strong coding background is fine)
* Enhance observability (Prometheus, Splunk, Honeycomb) and ensure platform reliability
* Collaborate closely with engineers, contributing to a culture of shared ownership and continuous improvement
What we’re looking for:
* Solid experience in AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code
* Strong understanding of modern DevOps and platform engineering practices
* Proficiency in at least one programming language (Go, Python, etc.)
* Comfortable operating and troubleshooting production systems at scale
* Excellent communication skills and developer empathy
* Experience with incident management, agile delivery, and data-driven decision-making
Nice to have:
* Experience building mobile or serverless (Lambda) CI/CD pipelines
* Fintech or other regulated industry experience
* Strong observability-as-code expertise
Why apply:
* Up to £75,000
* Hybrid London role (2–3 days per week in Canary Wharf)
* Work in a collaborative, high-trust engineering culture
* Annual overseas working allowance (up to 120 days/year)