Platform Engineer

Signature Recruitment
Bristol, UK
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
4 years minimum
Compensation
£50,000.0 - £60,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Computing Platforms Systems Engineering Continuous Integration Data Systems Linux DevOps Monitoring of Systems Linux System Administration Enterprise Messaging Systems Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) SQL Databases Containerization
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Hardware Infrastructure Terraform Docker

Job description

Signature Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an innovative, high-growth organisation in the search for a Platform Engineer. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of critical infrastructure and data systems that support cutting-edge operations and business growth., As a Platform Engineer, you will inherit a modern technical environment and play a key role in maintaining, improving and evolving core systems. You’ll work closely with technical specialists and operational teams to ensure reliability, scalability and performance., * Own, operate and improve the organisation’s time-series data platform

  • Maintain and extend infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, Docker and GitOps approaches
  • Manage edge devices and on-site collection systems
  • Build and maintain monitoring and observability tools
  • Support integration between hardware, control systems and software platforms
  • Create and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks, If you’re an experienced Platform Engineer looking for a role that offers real ownership, impact and variety, we’d love to hear from you. Contact Julianna Suki at Signature Recruitment today to discuss this Platform Engineer opportunity and take the next step in your career. Skills

  • CI/CD (DevOps)
  • Docker Containerization
  • Linux Operating Systems
  • Linux System Engineering
  • Platform Engineering
  • Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)

Requirements

  • Strong experience in Systems, Infrastructure, Platform or DevOps Engineering
  • Strong Linux administration and networking skills
  • Experience with Docker, Terraform/OpenTofu and CI/CD pipelines
  • Exposure to cloud platforms and on-premise infrastructure
  • Understanding of SQL databases, MQTT or similar messaging technologies
  • A pragmatic, curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
  • Comfortable working across teams and taking ownership of critical systems

Benefits & conditions

  • Flexible hybrid working with an expectation of 2-3 days onsite
  • Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
  • Parking available

Why Join?

  • Genuine ownership of business-critical systems
  • Varied work across cloud, infrastructure, data and hardware environments
  • Opportunity to shape technical direction and future architecture
  • Join a mission-driven, innovative organisation with ambitious growth plans
  • Supportive team environment with freedom to learn and develop

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