Platform Engineer

Are you an experienced Platform Engineer looking to make a significant impact in the dynamic world of financial data management? Be-IT are delighted to be working with their long standing fintech client on this exciting opportunity within their infrastructure and support team.

• Glasgow or Edinburgh - Hybrid (2 days per week)
• Salary – Up to £55,000.
• Unable to provide Sponsorship.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-On Technical Work: Actively engage in the technical aspects, directly developing and managing systems and tools.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build strong working relationships with various business units to understand their requirements and deliver tailored services.
• Service Development: Translate team and customer needs into reliable services, working closely with the Cloud Operations team.
• Infrastructure Management: Collaborate with your team to deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure effectively.
• Automation Frameworks: Utilize and enhance automation frameworks developed by you and the Platform Engineering team.
• Azure Expertise: Apply your experience with Azure to optimize and manage cloud-based solutions.
• Tool Evaluation and Innovation: Take the opportunity to evaluate and recommend new tools as the team evolves.
• Development Focus: Dedicate most of your time to development work, focusing on refining and extending automation processes.
• Tooling and Service Development: Create and improve tools and services to streamline the deployment and maintenance of customer platforms.
• Innovative Tool Exploration: Explore and integrate new tools as needed to boost productivity.
• Documentation: Ensure thorough documentation of all developments to facilitate knowledge transfer and ongoing maintenance.

Key Tools:

• Terraform: Utilize Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Azure DevOps: Leverage Azure DevOps for continuous integration, continuous deployment (CI/CD), and other development operations.
• Git: Use Git for version control.

Skills and Expertise:

• Networking Concepts: Strong understanding of networking fundamentals such as VNETs, subnets, DNS, and WAF.
• Cloud Hosting Models:
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-a-Service (e.g., Windows VM-based environments).
  • Familiarity with Platform-as-a-Service offerings like Azure App Service and Azure SQL.
• Programming and Scripting Languages:
  • Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure automation.
  • Experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines (YAML).
  • Knowledge of PowerShell for scripting tasks.

• Security Tooling: Exposure to security tools such as SIEM for monitoring and threat detection.
• Development Methodologies: Understanding of software development principles, particularly Agile practices.
• Infrastructure and Configuration Management:
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code and Config-as-Code practices.
  • Understanding of virtualisation , containerisation , and container orchestration technologies.
• High Availability Architectures: Familiarity with designing and managing highly available and resilient systems.
• Additional Programming and Scripting Languages:
  • Experience with Ansible for configuration management.
  • Proficiency in Bash and Python scripting.
  • Knowledge of Azure PowerShell and Azure CLI for managing Azure environments.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Generous holiday allowance and flexible working options.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• Be part of a leading player in the financial data management industry.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.

If you're ready to take your project management career to the next level and contribute to the success of a Scottish leader in financial technology, reach out to Zoe Calder at Be-IT for more information - or .

At Be-IT, we celebrate diversity and strive for inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, ensuring equal opportunity regardless of race, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.