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Platform Engineer

Charles Simon Associates Ltd
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Watford, Hertfordshire WD17 1LA, England

Salary

£600 - £650 per day

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Platform Engineer position is a 6-month contract role based in Watford with hybrid working options, requiring the candidate to be onsite 2 days a week.
  • The role offers a competitive rate of up to £650 per day, depending on experience.
  • Candidates should have previous experience in similar roles, with a strong focus on Terraform and extensive AWS knowledge.
  • Key responsibilities include managing migration projects, improving developer platforms, and implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
  • The ideal candidate will also have experience with CI/CD practices, Jenkins or GitLab, and database technologies like MYSQL and PostgreSQL.

Platform Engineer (Platform, AWS. Terraform, CI/CD, Jenkins, MYSQL, Aurora, Infrastructure As Code, IaC, Migration, GitLab, PostgreSQL, RDS) Contract Watford/Hybrid

Charles Simon Associates are working with a well known National business who are looking for a Platform Engineer on an initial 6 month contract based out of Watford with some hybrid working.

This role is inside IR35 and will be onsite 2 days per week, home based the rest.

Location: Watford/Home Based

Rate: Up to £650 per day D.O.E

Length: 6 months initially, possible extension

Skills/Requirements for the Platform Engineer:

  • Previous experience working within similar roles
  • Strong Terraform experience
  • Familiarity with CICD practices
  • Extensive AWS experience
  • Previous migration experience
  • Infrastructure As Code (IaC)
  • Jenkins or GitLab experience
  • MYSQL and/or PostgreSQL experience
  • AWS Aurora experience
  • Amazon RDS experience

Start date is ASAP for the Platform Engineer

The Platform Engineer will be responsible for:

  • Running multiple migration projects within the businesss different areas
  • Maintaining and improving the existing secure developer platform
  • Working with the product teams to help delivery automation, tooling and cloud infrastructure
  • Contributing to the Cloud team standards, identifying and implementing improvements to processes, tools, and standards
  • Creating and testing IaC (Infrastructure as Code) using Terraform
  • Communicating with various stakeholders within the business, to confirm deadlines are being met

Please send an up-to-date copy of your CV to be considered for the Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer (Platform, AWS. Terraform, CI/CD, Jenkins, MYSQL, Aurora, Infrastructure As Code, IaC, Migration, GitLab, PostgreSQL, RDS) Contract Watford/Hybrid

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