Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer

Inside IR35 contract - (Apply online only) a day

2 x a month on site in Telford

6 Month + contract

We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to support the development, deployment and operation of cloud-native applications and platforms within an AWS environment.

Key Responsibilities

* Build, maintain and support Kubernetes-based platforms.
* Develop and manage Helm charts for application deployment and lifecycle management.
* Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
* Support the containerisation and deployment of applications.
* Work closely with engineering teams delivering Java-based microservices.
* Implement and maintain monitoring, logging and observability solutions.
* Troubleshoot platform and deployment issues across multiple environments.

Essential Skills

* Kubernetes
* Helm (strong commercial experience required)
* AWS
* GitLab CI/CD Pipelines
* Containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes)
* Microservices architecture and deployment
* Observability, monitoring and logging
* Experience supporting engineering teams delivering Java applications

Desirable Skills

* MongoDB
* Terraform
* Public Sector or Government experience