Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer - Databases London (Hybrid)

£60,000 - £80,000 DOE

Central London (Hybrid - 2-3 days onsite)

Permanent Full-time

About the Organisation

Our client is a global technology-led business consultancy with a mission to help clients innovate, scale, and modernise. Their London engineering hub is home to a diverse international team focused on building next-generation platforms that empower developers and drive automation at scale.

They are now looking for a Platform Engineer, Databases to join their growing Platform Engineering function and take ownership of how database services are automated, delivered, and operated.

The Mission

This is a hands-on and strategic role within a fast-evolving Internal Platform initiative. You'll design and implement database services that can be consumed on demand - secure, compliant, and self-service.

Working closely with Platform, SRE, and DevOps teams, you'll bring automation, observability, and scalability to their database layer, enabling hundreds of developers to ship faster with confidence.

What You'll Do

Design, build, and operate PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch clusters for production.

️ Automate provisioning, upgrades, and HA/DR with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Kubernetes

Operators.

Embed databases into the Internal Developer Platform through APIs, GitOps workflows, and self-service tools.

Implement observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and centralized logging.

Define and maintain SLOs for uptime and performance, embedding compliance and security controls.

Collaborate with development and platform teams to refine database automation standards and golden paths.

What You'll Bring

Solid experience managing PostgreSQL in production (tuning, scaling, HA/DR).

Strong understanding of Kubernetes and stateful workloads.

Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm).

Some development experience (Python, Go, or similar) for automation and API integration.

Knowledge of observability tooling - Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog.

Bonus: experience with ElasticSearch, MySQL, or SQL Server, plus exposure to AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Why This Role

Greenfield impact - build database-as-a-service capabilities from the ground up.

Cross-functional collaboration - work with talented engineers across multiple European locations.

Automation-first culture - everything as code, everything observable.

Growth potential - clear progression to senior platform or architecture roles.

Real influence - shape standards, tools, and practices that define the future of the platform.

What Success Looks Like

• Automated database pipelines integrated into the IDP.
• PostgreSQL services fully self-service for developers.
• Clear dashboards and measurable SLOs/SLA targets.
• Tangible reduction in manual operations through automation.

Apply for immediate consideration!