Platform Reliability Engineer – OpenShift & Kubernetes

Hong Kong Exchanges; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global exchange group in London is seeking an experienced Application and Platform Engineer to provide Level 2 and Level 3 technical support for mission-critical applications. The candidate will maintain and support containerised environments, enhance system reliability, and collaborate closely with various teams. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, along with strong SQL skills and familiarity with CI/CD practices.

Benefits

Diverse working environment

Opportunities for continuous improvement

Support for a culture of learning

Qualifications

• 2+ years of equivalent professional experience in IT.
• Strong SQL and database knowledge (MySQL, Oracle, Liquibase).
• Experience supporting .NET, Java, and microservices-based applications.

Responsibilities

• Support application suite in production with a focus on SRE and platform engineering.
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents across applications, infrastructure, and network layers.
• Contribute to service improvements through automation.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Clear communication

Technical curiosity

Collaboration

Documentation skills

Passion for automation

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

CI/CD tools (e.g., Bamboo, BitBucket)

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Ansible Tower

Grafana

Prometheus

Splunk

Scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Job description

A leading global exchange group in London is seeking an experienced Application and Platform Engineer to provide Level 2 and Level 3 technical support for mission-critical applications. The candidate will maintain and support containerised environments, enhance system reliability, and collaborate closely with various teams. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, along with strong SQL skills and familiarity with CI/CD practices.