Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer

Posted 2 days ago by 1751858453

£70,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Birmingham, West Midlands, England

Summary: A Platform Engineer with experience in building secure Azure platforms using Terraform is needed by a rapidly growing PaaS company in Birmingham. The role involves collaborating with engineering and DevOps teams to enhance cloud infrastructure and manage network security. Ideal candidates should be mid to senior level professionals seeking a collaborative and autonomous work environment with opportunities for rapid advancement. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including hybrid working arrangements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to evolve cloud infrastructure.
  • Manage network security and identity integration.
  • Drive innovation and deliver a best-in-class foundation for product development.
  • Utilize Terraform for infrastructure as code.
  • Implement cloud security best practices.
  • Set up and manage SAML SSO.
  • Understand and apply network concepts such as firewalls, VNET, and DNS.

Key Skills:

  • Strong understanding of Azure cloud services.
  • Solid infrastructure as code skills using Terraform.
  • Experience with container platforms like AKS, ACI, and Azure container apps.
  • Knowledge of cloud security best practices.
  • Proficiency in Git version control.
  • Experience with SAML SSO setup and management.
  • Strong understanding of network concepts.
  • Delivery-focused and mission-driven personality.
  • Experience in a scale-up, high-growth environment is a plus.

Salary (Rate): £80,000 yearly

City: Birmingham

Country: England

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Platform Engineer with solid experience building secure, stable Azure platforms (using Terraform as a primary technology) is sought by a hyper growth PaaS based in Birmingham.

Working at the forefront of B2C technology this Platform Engineer will work closely with the engineering and DevOps teams to evolve the company's cloud infrastructure managing network security and identity integration to deliver a best in class foundation for product innovation to facilitate rapid business growth over the coming months.

This role would suit a mid to senior platform engineer who is looking for a more, collaborative, autonomous working environment who relishes the chance to progress quickly into a technical sector lead role.

This Platform Engineer based near Birmingham should have most of the following key skills:

- Strong Azure cloud services understanding
- Solid infrastructure as code skills - Terraform
- Experience with contain platforms - AKS, ACI, Azure container apps
- Cloud security best practice - audit logging, secrets management etc
- Git version control
- SAML SSO set up and management experience
- Strong understand of network concepts - firewalls, VNET, DNS etc
- A delivery focused, mission driven personality who is comfortable driving innovation
- Any experience working in a scale up, high growth environment would be a real plus

This Platform Engineer near Birmingham will receive:

- Starting salary of between £70,000 - £80,000
- Bonus scheme
- Long term hybrid working (3 days a week on-site in Birmingham city centre)
- Flexible working hours
- Excellent progression opportunities
- Personal development scheme
- 25 days holiday
- Private pension
- Fast paced, autonomous culture with extensive growth potential
- Regular remuneration reviews

So if you are a Platform Engineer who loves the idea of joining this product led, high growth PaaS scale up an exciting phase of their development please apply now to be considered and for more info.
Platform Engineer
Birmingham (hybrid)
CI/CD, Azure, Terraform, SAML SSO, VNETS, AKS, Azure cloud services, GIT, Azure container apps