Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer (DevOps & Automation)

• Location: London
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Hybrid: 3-day onsite a week
• Salary: Up to £75,000

Job Summary:

Our client, a leading global financial services firm, is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their Platform Engineering Team (20+ team members). This is a hands-on technical role focused on automation, streaming platforms, and DevOps tooling across their enterprise infrastructure.

You'll work within collaborative pods responsible for different application groups, building automation solutions, managing CI/CD pipelines, and implementing infrastructure-as-code. This role offers excellent exposure to cutting-edge technologies, including Kafka, Ansible Tower, and containerization platforms.

The team values innovation and is open to adopting new tools based on the engineer's recommendations. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives on learning new technologies and can integrate easily into a collaborative, outspoken team culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop automation solutions using Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages
• Work with Kafka or similar streaming platforms for data pipelines and real-time processing
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo/Jenkins and BitBucket/GitLab
• Create Ansible Tower runbooks and playbooks for infrastructure automation
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift
• Implement privileged access management using CyberArk
• Utilize Splunk and Grafana for monitoring, logging, and performance analysis
• Perform SQL and Oracle database administration and troubleshooting
• Maintain Windows Server and Linux (Red Hat) environments
• Collaborate with engineering teams, project managers, and suppliers on technical implementations

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Strong scripting abilities (Python or PowerShell preferred; Bash or Perl also valued)
• Experience with streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, or equivalent)
• Expert in CI/CD experience using Bamboo/Jenkins and BitBucket/GitLab
• Configuration management with Ansible (Ansible Tower is highly valued)
• SQL Server and Oracle database administration
• Windows Server (2012/2016/2019) and Linux (Red Hat) system administration
• Desirable Skills: CyberArk, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift), monitoring tools (Splunk/Grafana), web servers (IIS/Tomcat), Active Directory, networking, virtualization (VMware), and Agile methodologies

To be considered, please ensure you complete your application on the Computappoint website.

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