Junior Application and Platform Engineer

• Provide L2/L3 support for critical applications
• Troubleshoot across application, infrastructure, and network layers
• Support and optimise Kubernetes/OpenShift environments
• Work with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Contribute to automation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Participate in incident, change, and problem management
• Monitor systems using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and Splunk
• Support deployments and ensure production stability

Technical Environment

Kubernetes, OpenShift, Ansible Tower, Bamboo, Bitbucket, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, Python/Bash/PowerShell, Strong SQL

We are seeking a hands-on Application Support Engineer (Level 2/3) to support mission-critical trading and data platforms. This role combines application support with SRE and platform engineering, focusing on automation, resilience, and high availability., * Experience in application support within financial or mission-critical environments

• Strong knowledge of SQL, infrastructure, and networking
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, containerisation, and automation
• Familiarity with .NET, Java, and microservices architectures

Desirable

• ITIL certification
• ServiceNow experience
• SRE/Agile methodologies

McGregor Boyall is a privately owned global recruitment consultancy founded in 1987. We are headquartered in the City of London, with additional offices covering the UK & Europe, the Middle East and North America. We provide permanent, contract and project-based recruitment services focusing on the mid-senior candidate market. We deliver within Financial Services, Commerce & Industry, and the Public Sector. Our primary specialisms cover all technology verticals and core business functions.