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Platform Engineer

  • Company: Get A Job.ai
  • Location: London
  • Salary: Pay not listed
  • Full Time
  • London

Website Get A Job.ai

Represented by Get A Job.ai

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential trading firm seeking a Platform Engineer to join their London office. In this role, you will take ownership of critical infrastructure projects and work closely with trading, development, infrastructure, and operations teams. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Ensuring cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) are leveraged to their full potential while following best practices
  • Managing public cloud growth and continuously improving the hybrid-cloud operating model
  • Evaluating proposed solution architectures and providing technical recommendations
  • Provisioning, configuring, upgrading, and monitoring technologies such as Kubernetes (EKS and on-premise), Spark, Kafka, and large-scale distributed databases
  • Automating infrastructure management and development pipelines with tools like Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and GitLab
  • Exploring new technologies in the cloud-native and container ecosystem
  • Monitoring systems, clusters, and cloud deployments to detect errors and optimize performance
  • Maintaining performant and reliable production systems with an engineering mindset

What We're Looking For

Our client is seeking an experienced platform engineer with strong technical expertise and collaborative skills. The ideal candidate will have:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, SRE, DevOps, or related infrastructure roles
  • Deep experience deploying, operating, and scaling Kubernetes in production, including on-premise clusters and Amazon EKS
  • Strong expertise designing and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS; experience with GCP is a plus
  • Advanced proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including reusable module development, state management, and platform automation
  • Experience building and operating highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-native platforms
  • Strong knowledge of observability, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational troubleshooting
  • Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
  • Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting skills in distributed production environments
  • Proficiency in automation and scripting with Python, Bash, or similar languages
  • Experience with cloud-native data services, including Amazon RDS, Aurora, Redshift, and DynamoDB
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, influence architectural decisions, and mentor engineers
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience partnering across engineering, operations, and business teams
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification preferred

How We Work with You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai will guide you through the entire process. First, apply through our platform at getajob.ai. A recruiter from our team will review your application and conduct an initial screening to understand your background and career goals. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please note: do not contact the client directly, as all communication should flow through Get A Job.ai to ensure a smooth and professional process.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience and qualifications.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Get A Job.ai is committed to fair and equitable recruiting practices. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

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hybrid
A work arrangement combining both in-office and remote/at-home work, typically on a set schedule.

Working in London, UK

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London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.1 million people in 2024. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land border with Scotland to the north and another land border with Wales to the west, and is surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and

Nearby green space: 12 parks within 1.5km — closest is Whitehall Garden (364m). via OpenStreetMap

Nearest public transit: Charing Cross (station, 41m). via OpenStreetMap

  • Elevation 18m (59 ft)

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  • Role Platform Engineer
  • Employer Get A Job.ai
  • Location London
  • Type Full Time
  • Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
  • Posted September 18, 2026
  • Apply by October 18, 2026
  • Overview Full job description on this page (478 words)

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