Platform Engineer - Kubernetes

Platform Engineer - Kubernetes

Location: Glasgow

Role Type: Contract - 12 months

Work Setup: Hybrid - 3 days in the office

Client: Investment Banking

Level of the role: Mid-Senior

Who We Are

Robert Walters is the world's most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, outsourcing, and talent advisory services for businesses of all sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.

The Role

Our client is a large multinational firm that provides a range of financial services, including advisory, investment, and asset management solutions. It serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, focusing on strategic planning, market operations, and long-term financial growth.

What you'll do

• Operate and maintain Kubernetes platforms across public and private cloud environments, ensuring reliability, scalability and performance.
• Monitor platform health and manage incidents end-to-end, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis and post-incident reviews.
• Maintain actionable observability through effective alerting, runbooks and documentation.
• Support client onboarding and deliver platform improvements to enhance service quality and operational efficiency.
• Develop automation and diagnostic tooling to reduce manual effort, improve performance and streamline processes.
• Manage platform capacity, upgrades and life cycle activities to ensure infrastructure remains current and able to meet demand.

What you bring

• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, with hands-on Kubernetes experience in production.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across application and infrastructure environments.
• Experience with automation and Scripting, including Unix Scripting.
• Proficiency in any coding or Scripting language, such as Python or Java.
• Strong Linux/Unix command-line fundamentals and experience working in cloud environments.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and observability tools such as Helm, Terraform, Grafana or Prometheus is advantageous.

What's Next

If you are ready to take the next step, apply now! Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more.

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This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.