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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** La Fosse
- **Location:** Reading, UK
- **Salary:** £65,000.0 - £75,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Proxmox, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Linux, Perl (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Ansible, Web Hosting Services, Scripting, HybridCloud, Nutanix, Puppet, Terraform, Vmware
- **Published:** May 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobsthamesvalley.co.uk/jobs/platform-engineer-reading-berkshire/2783863118-2/

## About the Role

We're looking for engineers with a strong infrastructure and Linux engineering foundation, rather than candidates coming purely from cloud-native environments.

Experience in the following areas would be valuable:

 * Strong Linux systems engineering / platform engineering experience
 * Experience within on-prem and virtualised environments
 * Exposure to VMware, KVM, Proxmox, Nutanix or similar virtualisation technologies
 * AWS engineering experience, particularly hybrid cloud/on-prem integration
 * Automation and configuration management tooling (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform)
 * Scripting or development experience using Python, Go, or Perl
 * Understanding of platform resilience, monitoring, and operational best practices
 * Experience mentoring, supporting, or guiding other engineers

Backgrounds in ISP, hosting, web hosting, or application hosting environments would be particularly relevant.

The Team & Opportunity

The team is currently evolving from a traditional systems engineering function into a broader platform engineering capability, with a strong roadmap of projects planned over the next 12-24 months. This is an opportunity to join at a key stage of that transformation, with the ability to influence engineering direction, modernisation initiatives, and cloud adoption across the business.

## Description

We're looking for a Platform Engineer with a strong Linux/on-prem background to join a growing Platform Systems team supporting large-scale ISP and operational infrastructure environments.

The current environment is predominantly Linux and on-prem focused, with a major programme underway to modernise infrastructure, expand cloud capability, and mature platform engineering practices across the team. You'll play a key role in helping shape this journey.

This role would suit someone with a strong Linux infrastructure and virtualisation background who has moved into cloud and automation engineering over the last few years, particularly within ISP, hosting, or large-scale application environments.

This is a hands-on senior engineering role with opportunities to mentor others, influence best practices, and contribute to the team's evolution into a more modern platform engineering function.


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