Senior Platform Engineer

You’ll join a high-impact platform engineering team responsible for designing, securing, and operating large-scale compute and data platforms. Working closely with engineers and researchers, you’ll enable teams to move faster through robust DevOps practices, modern infrastructure tooling, and strong operational foundations., * Design, build, and operate highly available, scalable infrastructure platforms supporting compute-intensive workloads.

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Build and maintain Kubernetes-based platforms for containerised workloads.
• Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, reliable deployments.
• Implement observability, monitoring, alerting, and incident response best practices.
• Optimise performance across compute, storage, and networking layers.
• Embed security, resilience, and compliance controls into platform design (“DevSecOps”).
• Partner with internal teams to forecast capacity, improve reliability, and streamline delivery workflows.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, GCP (cloud-agnostic mindset)
• Compute & Storage: GPU-enabled infrastructure, high-performance storage systems, high-speed networking
• Observability: Monitoring, logging, and alerting tools across distributed systems

Are you passionate about building and operating highly reliable, scalable infrastructure at scale? We’re partnering with a cutting-edge science and technology organisation to find a Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer who will take ownership of the core platforms that power mission-critical workloads across the business.

This role is ideal for a senior DevOps engineer who thrives on automation, performance optimisation, and operating complex systems in demanding environments., * Extensive experience in DevOps or platform engineering roles operating production systems at scale.

• Strong expertise with Kubernetes, containers, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience building reliable CI/CD pipelines and automation-first platforms.
• Deep understanding of Linux, networking, and distributed systems.
• Comfortable working autonomously in complex, fast-moving environments.
• Experience with GPU or high-performance compute environments is a strong plus (but not essential).

• Competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including private medical insurance, enhanced holiday, and pension.