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# Platform Specialist

- **Company:** SThree Plc
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Salary:** £130,000.0 - £182,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** ASP.NET, Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Business Process Model and Notation, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Linux, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), SAP ERP, Software Deployment, UML, Cloud Platform System, RISE with SAP, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, SAP S/4HANA, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6de43a7fab932524

## About the Role

* Demonstrable experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
 * Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and practices
 * Proficiency with containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
 * Strong Linux and Windows operating system knowledge
 * Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
 * Bash scripting and automation capabilities
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
 * Right to work in the United Kingdom

Nice-to-have

 * Experience with .NET, ASP.NET, Java or Python in a platform context
 * Familiarity with distributed systems design principles
 * Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC or SAP RISE environments
 * Experience with data pipeline architecture or data quality implementation
 * Understanding of BPMN or UML for system design
 * Kubernetes certification or equivalent hands-on expertise

## Description

* Designing and implementing scalable cloud platform solutions on Azure, AWS or GCP
 * Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
 * Working with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes to orchestrate workloads
 * Contributing to infrastructure-as-code implementations using tools such as Terraform
 * Supporting the integration and maintenance of microservices-based architectures
 * Collaborating with development teams to optimise application deployment and performance
 * Monitoring, troubleshooting and improving platform reliability and efficiency
 * Documenting platform architecture, processes and runbooks


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