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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Computer Futures
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** ASP.NET, Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Business Process Model and Notation, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Linux, Distributed Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), SAP ERP, Network Architecture, Power BI, Cloud Services, SQL Databases, UML, Scripting, Load Balancing, Spring-boot, Reliability of Systems, Firewalls (Computer Science), Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, SAP S/4HANA, Api Design, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** July 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=dae9ea2cbce2bb3d

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
 * Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly Azure, AWS or GCP
 * Solid understanding of containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
 * Experience with CI/CD tools and practices in modern software delivery
 * Familiarity with infrastructure as code concepts and tools such as Terraform
 * Knowledge of microservices architecture and distributed systems
 * Proficiency with at least one programming or scripting language such as Python, Bash or similar
 * Experience with SQL and relational databases
 * Comfortable working in Linux and/or Windows environments
 * Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Nice-to-have experience could include:

 * Experience with SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC environments
 * Exposure to data pipeline design and data quality practices
 * Familiarity with API design and integration patterns
 * Knowledge of .NET, ASP.NET, Java or Spring Boot frameworks
 * Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Power BI
 * Understanding of network infrastructure, firewalls or load balancing (F5)
 * Exposure to BPMN or UML for process and system design

## Description

Please note the content of this advert does not represent a live vacancy.About the opportunityThis is an opportunity to register your interest in Platform Engineer roles, positions that could support the delivery of robust, scalable infrastructure and cloud solutions across our organisation. Roles of this type may sit within a collaborative technical environment where you would work to design, build and maintain platforms that enable teams to deliver applications and services more effectively. The work could involve partnership across engineering disciplines to improve system reliability, reduce deployment friction and support the adoption of cloud-native practices, with scope to contribute to architectural decisions and platform strategy.What you would doTypical responsibilities could include:

 * Contributing to the design and implementation of cloud platforms on Azure, AWS or GCP
 * Supporting the deployment, scaling and maintenance of microservices-based architectures
 * Working with CI/CD pipelines and containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
 * Collaborating with development teams to improve infrastructure automation and reduce deployment complexity
 * Assisting in the management of infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform
 * Supporting the monitoring, troubleshooting and optimisation of distributed systems
 * Contributing to documentation and best practices around platform usage and deployment
 * Participating in on-call support and incident response activities


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