Platfrom Engineer - Eligo Recruitment : Job Details

Are you an experienced Platform Engineer, passionate about building secure, scalable, and reliable platforms?Now’s your chance to join a forward-thinking company where simplicity, agility, and innovation are at the heart of everything they do. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll be part of a collaborative team enabling the business to thrive with minimal friction, while ensuring risk is managed effectively.What’s in it for you?Growth: Work in an Agile/Lean environment with active pairing and skill-sharing to continually improve.Impact: Design and automate solutions that empower teams with self-service capabilities and scalable platforms.Flexibility: Enjoy hybrid working options and a culture that values work-life balance.Perks: Salary of £55,000–£70,000, matched pension contributions, private healthcare options, sports and wellbeing memberships, rental deposit loans, and more.Responsibilities – A Day in the Life of a Platform Engineer:

• Start your day ensuring the security, reliability, and performance of our platforms, giving teams the confidence to deliver world-class solutions without interruptions.
• Dive into automating manual processes, freeing up time for innovation and ensuring our systems run like clockwork—speedy, seamless, and resilient.
• Collaborate on designing standardised, scalable solutions for servers and networks that form the backbone of our global operations.
• Work closely with development teams to craft end-to-end, system-wide solutions that enable seamless integration and scale effortlessly.
• Create self-service solutions that enable other teams to operate independently while staying aligned with platform goals.
• Take your turn in an on-call rotation, providing expert remote support to swiftly solve challenges and keep the business running smoothly.
• Contribute to upholding the quality and standards of the engineering team, ensuring every solution is robust, maintainable, and forward-thinking.

In this role, every day offers a blend of technical challenges, collaboration, and opportunities to make a lasting impact on the organisation’s success. Be part of a team where your ideas matter, and your contributions drive progress!Role Requirements – Your Toolkit for Success as a Platform Engineer:Master of Linux: Leverage your in-depth knowledge of Linux operating systems (Debian and RHEL/Centos) to optimise and maintain a rock-solid platform foundation.Cloud Innovator: Work with leading cloud service providers like Google Cloud Platform and AWS; experience with Azure? Even better—expand your impact across diverse cloud ecosystems.Infrastructure Architect: Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices with Terraform, creating reliable, repeatable, and scalable infrastructure solutions.Configuration Guru: Utilize tools like Ansible, Puppet, and Packer to streamline configuration management and ensure consistency across environments.Container Wizard: Apply your expertise in Docker and Kubernetes to design and manage containerized environments that power modern applications.CI/CD Champion: Shape and refine Continuous Integration/Delivery processes with tools like Jenkins and GitHub Actions, keeping deployments smooth and efficient.Code Artisan: Harness your scripting skills in Python, Bash, Perl, or Golang to build custom tools, automate processes, and solve unique challenges.Data Enthusiast: Manage and optimise databases (primarily MySQL), ensuring seamless data flow and storage for mission-critical systems.This is your chance to work with cutting-edge technologies, solve real-world problems, and shape a platform that empowers the entire organisation to achieve its goals. If you’re ready to bring your expertise and make an impact, this Platform Engineer role is for you!Eligo Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Eligo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering diversity and creating an inclusive and equitable environment for employees and applicants. We actively celebrate and embrace differences, including but not limited to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, and disability. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences and all will be considered for employment without discrimination. At Eligo Recruitment diversity, equity and inclusion is integral to achieving our mission to ensure every workplace reflects the richness of human diversity.