Senior platform engineer (devops)

Job Description

Senior Platform Engineer

I am currently recruiting for a Senior Platform Engineer to join a leading financial services organisation based in the UK. Within this role, the candidate must have a strong background of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes (GKE), and have experience working with CI/CD concepts and tools.

Salary - Up to £72,000 + strong benefits (including share options worth over £13,000 annually)

Location - Fully Remote Working - with occasional travel if required onsite

Main Duties

• Design and deliver infrastructure as code solutions using Terraform, enabling scalable and secure environments
• Manage and deploy application workloads to GKE clusters using Helm charts, supporting best practices in workload isolation and service configurations
• Support the engineering community by defining infrastructure standards, reusable tooling, and shared CI/CD workflows
• Develop and support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps promoting automation across delivery pipelines

Experience Required

• Strong hands on experience of GCP and Kubernetes (GKE)
• Working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and practical experience with tools like Azure DevOps
• Excellent mentorship skills - someone who has previously managed and mentored more junior team members
• An understanding of shared service architecture, security and access control patterns

Reasonable Adjustments:

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