Job Description
Infrastructure Engineer - Kubernetes expertise
Assignment details:
* Location: London Office, onsite five days per week
* Rate: £450 per day inside IR35
* Sector: Banking
* Duration: 6 months
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join the Technology and Information Architectures team. This role is well suited to a highly skilled infrastructure professional who can combine deep technical expertise with strong collaboration, leadership and problem-solving abilities.
You will help define requirements, design and build data centre technology components, and own testing and validation activity. As a subject matter expert, you will influence and guide team decisions, partner with multiple technical groups, and contribute to high impact infrastructure solutions across the programme.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and deliver innovative solutions that enhance data centre technology components.• Define technical requirements and contribute to scalable and resilient infrastructure designs.• Build, configure and optimise core infrastructure components across the delivery environment.• Conduct thorough testing, validation and quality assurance of infrastructure technologies.• Provide technical leadership to the team, supporting decision making and ensuring high performance.• Collaborate with cross functional teams to support seamless integration of infrastructure solutions.• Offer expert guidance and solutions to complex problems across multiple workstreams.• Mentor team members to support ongoing growth, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.• Stay current with industry trends, emerging tools and best practices to drive innovation.
Required Skills and Experience:
• Advanced proficiency in Kubernetes with hands on experience implementing and managing container orchestration platforms.• Advanced proficiency in Python for automation, scripting and tooling development.• Intermediate proficiency in Infrastructure Design and IT Infrastructure Operations.• Strong understanding of data centre technologies, architecture patterns and operational best practice.• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to lead technical discussions and drive decisions.• Strong communication and collaboration skills, enabling effective engagement with multiple teams.
Preferred Experience:
• Experience within enterprise scale environments or complex technology transformation projects.• Familiarity with modern infrastructure automation, CI/CD or observability tooling.• Exposure to cloud or hybrid infrastructure models.