Platform Engineer
Platform Engineer Manchester - Hybrid Initial 3 month contract £500 per day (inside IR35)
Job Title: Infrastructure Platform Engineer (3-Month Contract)
Location: Manchester (Hybrid)
Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35)
Contract Length: 3 Months
My client is looking for a skilled Infrastructure Platform Engineer for a 3-month contract based in Manchester. This is a hybrid role offering flexibility to work both remotely and on-site.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and manage the infrastructure for scalable and secure platform solutions.
• Oversee the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of cloud and on-premise environments.
• Ensure optimal performance, availability, and security of the platform infrastructure.
• Administer and support systems such as servers, storage, networking, and databases.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• Support monitoring and troubleshooting of infrastructure-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with teams to assess infrastructure requirements, providing tailored solutions to meet business needs.
• Regularly update and patch systems to maintain compliance with security and performance standards.
Required Skills And Experience
• Extensive experience as an Infrastructure Engineer or in a similar role focusing on platform engineering and infrastructure management.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Experience with provisioning, managing, and scaling virtualised environments, servers, and storage.
• Familiarity with networking protocols, firewalls, and load balancing.
• Solid understanding of system monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios).
• Experience with containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
• Proficiency with Linux-based systems and shell scripting (Bash, Python).
• Ability to manage infrastructure security, patching, and access controls.
Desired But Not Essential
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud solutions or multi-cloud environments.
• Experience with VMware or other virtualisation technologies.
• Knowledge of ITIL practices for infrastructure management.
• Familiarity with disaster recovery and backup strategies.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
Platform Engineer Manchester - Hybrid Initial 3 month contract £500 per day (inside IR35)
Job Title: Infrastructure Platform Engineer (3-Month Contract)
Location: Manchester (Hybrid)
Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35)
Contract Length: 3 Months
My client is looking for a skilled Infrastructure Platform Engineer for a 3-month contract based in Manchester. This is a hybrid role offering flexibility to work both remotely and on-site.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and manage the infrastructure for scalable and secure platform solutions.
• Oversee the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of cloud and on-premise environments.
• Ensure optimal performance, availability, and security of the platform infrastructure.
• Administer and support systems such as servers, storage, networking, and databases.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• Support monitoring and troubleshooting of infrastructure-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with teams to assess infrastructure requirements, providing tailored solutions to meet business needs.
• Regularly update and patch systems to maintain compliance with security and performance standards.
Required Skills And Experience
• Extensive experience as an Infrastructure Engineer or in a similar role focusing on platform engineering and infrastructure management.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Experience with provisioning, managing, and scaling virtualised environments, servers, and storage.
• Familiarity with networking protocols, firewalls, and load balancing.
• Solid understanding of system monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios).
• Experience with containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
• Proficiency with Linux-based systems and shell scripting (Bash, Python).
• Ability to manage infrastructure security, patching, and access controls.
Desired But Not Essential
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud solutions or multi-cloud environments.
• Experience with VMware or other virtualisation technologies.
• Knowledge of ITIL practices for infrastructure management.
• Familiarity with disaster recovery and backup strategies.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
