Job Description
Platform Engineer
Stack: AWS, Kubernetes
Location: Manchester
Onsite: 6 days per month
Clearance: SC Clearable
The Opportunity:
The UK’s leading Tech Consultancy seeks an influential AWS Platform Engineer to support the build and deployment of CI/CD pipelines, leveraging DevOps automation to shape the design of critical components for high-impact Public Sector Programmes.
Key Requirements:
1. Recent Public Sector project experience - holding active SC Clearance
2. Expertise in Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
3. Proven experience debugging complex, multi-server services in high-availability production environments.
4. Strong communication skills to convey technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
5. Proficiency in automation tools (e.g., Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Concourse, GitLab CI).
6. Knowledge of networking, load balancing, and version control systems like Git/GitHub/GitLab.
7. Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Graphite, Grafana, ELK, Prometheus).
8. Database experience with SQL and NoSQL systems.
9. Hands-on experience with HashiCorp tools (Packer, Terraform, Vault, Consul).
10. Ability to provide technical leadership, g...