Platform Engineer (AWS and Azure)

Build your career in platform engineering with this lively and varied role

Seeking a career in platform engineering? This role has ample opportunities to learn new skills and build your experience.

A successful company developing software solutions for improving efficiency in the energy sector. Their technology stack encompasses AWS, Azure, and their own servers, and their system needs to be reliable and secure as it's depended upon by major clients across the world. They are now seeking a bright engineer with experience of DevOps and security to join them.

As the Platform Engineer, you would be key to the success of the team, expanding and managing cloud infrastructure and automation, and taking ownership of server management and security compliance. You will naturally become expert across the full software stack and with a broad remit, this is an excellent opportunity to build a career in DevOps. The company use both AWS and Azure together with their own servers, so there's exceptional scope to pick up new skills and experience.

You will need:

• A strong academic record with a 2.1 or above in Computer Science or a closely related subject from a well-ranked university
• Expertise in computer networking, Azure and/or AWS operations, and infrastructure as code (IaC), and CI/CD (experience with GitHub Actions and Jenkins would be ideal)
• Coding skills in Python, preferably with some exposure to JavaScript and Java
• A solid understanding of IT security principles
• Full existing UK work permission without time limit or the need for sponsorship

This is a great opportunity to join a close-knit collaborative team in a small company environment with plenty of variety. They are based in central London and offer a competitive salary and hybrid work pattern (up to three days per week work-from-home).

Keywords: Platform Engineering, Cloud, AWS, Azure, DevOps, Data Security (ISO 27001), Infrastructure As Code (IaC), London

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