Platform Engineer
| Job Type | Permanent full-time |
| Location | Manchester |
| Area | North West, UK |
| Sector | IT |
| Salary | £55000 - £75000 per annum + Healthcare Plan, Community Days, Hyb |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Job Ref | GHPLSD_1741973682 |
| Job Views | 74 |
- Description
- Platform Engineer - Up to 75K - Manchester - Hybrid (once a week in office) - Healthcare Plans, Community Days, Team Socials
We are looking for a highly motivated Platform Engineer / Cloud Engineer to join an award-winning platform who within both the public and private sectors with offices in /Manchester and London. The technical team is comprised of over 30 individuals including Developers, Software Testers, DevOps, Product owners and Project Managers.
This exciting opportunity will suit a talented and experienced Platform Engineer who is well versed in GCP / Google Cloud or AWS. The organisation employs over 80 people, expanding exponentially over the last few year including expansion into America.
They are a big believer in sharing thoughts and encouraging and supporting innovation and creativity. The Platform Engineer will also be given the chance to be involved in all aspects of the project process from conception through to completion and launch.
The environment is relaxed yet professional, gone are the days of a corporate rigid structure. The position is hybrid with 1 day in office and 4 days from home.
Platform Engineer Experience
* Linux operating systems, Debian and RHEL/Centos
* Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or AWS
* Infrastructure as Code best practises (Terraform)
* Configuration Management - Ansible, Puppet, Packer
* Containerization - Docker & Kubernetes
* Knowledge of Continuous Integration processes - Jenkins and GitHub
* Scripting/programming languages (Python, Bash, Perl or Golang)
* Databases (primarily MySQL)
* DNs would also be beneficial (Fastly)
We are not expecting the Platform Engineer to be an expert in everything above, just a strong basis knowledge and passion to learn more!
You will be an enthusiastic Platform Engineer, a great communicator and have an inquisitive attitude. The successful Platform Engineer should have strong problem-solving abilities, organisational skills, and the ability to work as part of a team.
We are interviewing currently so apply now for immediate consideration for the Platform Engineer position or contact George Harvey at ITSS Recruitment for further information.
