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# Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps)

- **Company:** Response Informatics
- **Location:** Glasgow, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), Routing, Performance Tuning, Server Virtualization, Software Engineering, Load Balancing, Autoscaling, AWS Lambda, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Terraform
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/senior-platform-engineer-devops/response-informatics-job107843086

## About the Role

·Formal training or certification on Platform Engineering concepts

·Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

·Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods (CI/CD)

·Practical cloud-native experience across private cloud VSI and Kubernetes, including a clear understanding of the trade-offs between the two

·Strong understanding of network boundaries - segmentation, ingress/egress controls, service-to-service connectivity, and secure zone-to-zone traffic flow

·DevOps toolchain expertise - CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform

·Strong scripting and automation skills using Python and Bash for tooling, orchestration, and operational tasks

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

·Certifications a plus - CKA, CKAD, AWS (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)

·Private cloud VSI vs. Kubernetes platform experience - provisioning, deploying, and operating workloads on Virtual Server Instances alongside container orchestration platforms

·Load balancing - L4/L7 load balancers, traffic distribution, and high-availability patterns

·Serverless technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda) and event-driven architectures

·Networking and scaling - DNS, routing, auto-scaling, horizontal/vertical scaling, and performance tuning under load

·AWS (ECS, EKS, MSK)



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