Platform Engineer

Dns Info Ltd

Glasgow, UK

19 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Compensation

£104,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

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Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Bash Shell Cloud Engineering Continuous Delivery Continuous Integration DevOps Domain Name System (DNS) Python (Programming Language) Routing Performance Tuning Server Virtualization Software Engineering

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Private Cloud Environment Load Balancing Autoscaling AWS Lambda Event Driven Architecture Kubernetes Terraform Serverless Computing

Requirements

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 (eg, 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 (eg, 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)