Devops Engineer

Platform Engineer with key skills in Linux, AWS, Ansible and Kubernetes is sought on a contract basis by an AI & data software house based near Cheltenham.

Working at the forefront of national defence and security this Platform Engineer will be working with a close-knit technical team to monitor, manage and improve business critical applications and infrastructure with the aim of facilitating improvements in application deployment & scalability.

This role would suit a DevOps or Platform Engineer with a solid background in software engineering and infrastructure who can bring experience working with the latest automation and config management tooling to create a fully automated deployment environment.

In return this Platform Engineer can expect a dynamic, engaging, R&D driven culture with extensive progression opportunities and the chance to own the platform functionality of this high growth business.

Due to the sensitive nature of the work SC/ DV clearance is preferred but at a minimum all applications must be British citizens with he ability to work on-site.

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

A proven software engineering background (Java, Python, C++, node etc)
Solid Linux/ GNU exposure
IAC experience - Terraform, Ansible, Redhat etc
Both on-premise and cloud (AWS, Azure) exposure
Strong Kubernetes experience
Basic VM management experience
Experience delivering new tooling for infrastructures
Linux/ GNU expertise
Database performance management (MongoDB, PostgreSQL etc)
An agile, flexible personality who feels comfortable working in a fast paced environment

This Platform Engineer based near Cheltenham will receive a day rate of between £550-£600 per day outside of IR35.

Platform Engineer

Cheltenham

Linux, Java, Python, C++, MongoDB, SRE, automation, node, infrastructure, Kubernetes, ansible, AWS, Terraform, ansible