Platfrom Engineer

Sanderson Recruitment Plc
Bristol, UK
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
£60,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Azure Bash Shell Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Security Continuous Integration DevOps Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Python (Programming Language) Platform as a Service (PAAS) Windows PowerShell Cloud Services Working Model 2D
+1 more
Scripting

Job description

Platform Engineer

Role: Platform Engineer

Permanent Role Salary: Up to £60,000 Location: Remote-first (with occasional travel to Bristol, approx. once per month)

Please note: Applicants must be UK-based and eligible to meet Security Clearance requirements (including UK residency for the past 5 years).

Tech Stack:

  • Azure
  • CI/CD
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • PowerShell/Python/Go/Bash,
  • Azure DevOps
  • Cloud (PaaS & IaaS)

We are currently partnering with a growing organisation to support the hire of a Platform Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative engineering environment where you’ll play a key role in shaping platform capability, improving developer experience, and driving best practices across cloud infrastructure and DevOps.

You’ll be working within an agile team responsible for delivering reliable, scalable, and secure platform services across development, testing, and production environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and support cloud-based platform solutions across development, test, and production environments
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to improve developer experience and remove delivery obstacles
  • Drive automation across infrastructure and deployment processes to improve efficiency and reliability
  • Monitor, maintain, and optimise platform performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness
  • Contribute to platform architecture and tooling decisions, identifying opportunities for improvement
  • Ensure platforms meet security, compliance, and operational best practice standards
  • Support CI/CD pipelines and ensure consistent, repeatable deployment processes
  • Act as an escalation point for platform-related issues and support operational excellence

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience working in a Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure-focused role
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and cloud-based environments (PaaS & IaaS)
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automating cloud deployments
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools (such as Azure DevOps) and modern release practices
  • Scripting experience using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar
  • Understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance best practices
  • Experience working closely with development teams to enable efficient delivery
  • Applicants must be UK-based and eligible to meet Security Clearance requirements (including UK residency for the past 5 years).

This is a full-time, permanent role offering a remote-first working model and a salary of up to £60,000 depending on experience.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Requirements

  • Experience working in a Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure-focused role
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and cloud-based environments (PaaS & IaaS)
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automating cloud deployments
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools (such as Azure DevOps) and modern release practices
  • Scripting experience using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar
  • Understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance best practices
  • Experience working closely with development teams to enable efficient delivery
  • Applicants must be UK-based and eligible to meet Security Clearance requirements (including UK residency for the past 5 years).

Benefits & conditions

This is a full-time, permanent role offering a remote-first working model and a salary of up to £60,000 depending on experience.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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