Platform Engineer: Build Self-Service Infra & CI/CD

AnaVation LLC; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the UK is seeking a Platform Engineer for a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. The role involves designing and building self-service infrastructure, enhancing developer tooling, and improving system transparency. Candidates should have experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate effectively in an agile environment. This hybrid position offers flexible working arrangements with a competitive salary and 25 days holiday.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Competitive salary and equity

Best laptop choice

Team socials

Company breakfasts and lunches

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in cloud platforms with a focus on developer enablement.
• Strong IaC concepts and automation skills.
• Hands-on experience with container orchestration.
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines emphasizing automation.
• Knowledge of observability and monitoring practices.
• Collaborative product-minded approach.

Responsibilities

• Design and build self-service infrastructure and tooling.
• Improve developer experience by creating abstractions.
• Refine CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Enhance observability for teams.
• Identify platform inefficiencies and propose solutions.
• Implement best practices for platform reliability.

Skills

Cloud platforms

IaC concepts

Container orchestration

CI/CD pipeline design

Observability best practices

Agile methodologies

Good communication

Job description

A leading financial services firm in the UK is seeking a Platform Engineer for a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. The role involves designing and building self-service infrastructure, enhancing developer tooling, and improving system transparency. Candidates should have experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate effectively in an agile environment. This hybrid position offers flexible working arrangements with a competitive salary and 25 days holiday.