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Lead Platform Engineer

Henderson Scott
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Southampton, Hampshire SO19 1BQ

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Lead Platform Engineer position is based in Hampshire and offers a salary of £70K plus a 10% bonus.
  • This role is essential for supporting the technological direction of an industry-leading UK business and mentoring a high-performing team.
  • Key responsibilities include deploying and managing IT infrastructure platforms, as well as investigating automation tools and techniques.
  • Candidates should have experience with automation platforms such as Ansible or Terraform, cloud technologies like AWS or Azure, and extensive work with Kubernetes.
  • A background in Agile methodologies and virtualization platforms like VMware or Nutanix is also required, along with a minimum of several years of relevant experience.

Lead Platform Engineer - Hampshire (Hybrid) - £70K + 10% Bonus

An industry leading UK business currently seeking a Lead Platform Engineer crucial in supporting technological direction and nurturing a high-performing team. As Lead Platform Engineer you be responsible for deploying, configuring, and operating IT Infrastructure platforms.

Responsibilities include:

  • Investigate & manage the adoption of tools, techniques, and processes (including automation) for the management of systems and services.
  • Lead, guide & mentor a team of engineers acting as an escalation point for colleagues across the Tech department.
  • Ensure that operational procedures and documentation are fit for purpose and kept up to date. Ensuring that operational issues are identified, recorded, monitored, & resolved!

Requirements:

  • Experience with automation platforms, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet or Chef.
  • Experience of Cloud technologies - AWS/Azure/GCP.
  • Worked extensively with Kubernetes
  • Experienced within Agile ways of working, Kanban and Scrum.
  • Experience of Vmware vSphere, Nutanix or Hyper V virtualisation platforms.
  • Experience in Microsoft or Linux operating systems

Lead Platform Engineer - Hampshire (Hybrid) - £70K + 10% Bonus

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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