Senior Platform Engineer

Ntegra
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Senior Platform Engineer (Security Clearance required)

Contract type:Permanent

Hours: Full time

Location:Remote with ad-hoc attendance to on-site client meetings

Salary: £60k - £85k


About

Ntegra is a specialist technology practice on a mission of Digital Empowerment through building Digital products. We are dedicated to innovation and continuously seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our dynamic team. Learn more about the work we do here: https://www.ntegra.com/work


The Senior Platform Engineer will represent Ntegra, working directly with our high-profile public and private sector clients. Our Platform Engineers are responsible for the development and deployment of automation solutions using tools such as Ansible, Terraform and coding languages including Bash and PowerShell, as well as the management of cloud-based platforms, such as Azure, AWS and Google Cloud. The Senior Platform Engineer work with infrastructure as code, containerisation, and modern CI/CD practices. They will also work with other members of the team to develop and implement DevOps practices, and mentor more junior team members internally.


Initial Project Responsibilities

  • Diverse assignments spanning modern cloud and data infrastructure, from modernising legacy systems into cloud-native architectures to building and maintaining robust data platforms across multiple cloud providers.
  • Implementation of secure data processing environments for classified information, create automated deployment pipelines for data applications and ML models, and design comprehensive multi-cloud solutions with robust monitoring systems.
  • Leading technical transformation initiatives, working closely with data engineering teams to support their infrastructure needs, implement DataOps practices, and collaborate with data scientists to optimise infrastructure for their workloads, ensuring smooth operations and high performance across all platforms.
  • Implementation of security best practice and government security standards.


Wider Responsibilities:

  • Client facing project work in the private and public sector. (Requirement for UK Government Security Clearance.)
  • Development and deployment of automated solutions using IAC tooling to automate the provisioning, configuration and deployment of IT infrastructure.
  • Management of cloud-based platforms, such as AWS, Azure, and less often, GCP to ensure that they are secure, reliable, and scalable.
  • Working with other members of the Engineering and Architecture team to develop and implement DevOps practices.
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting IT infrastructure to ensure that it is performing as expected.
  • Mentoring junior team members and knowledge sharing / thought leadership
  • Staying up to date on the latest technologies and trends in IT infrastructure and sharing updates with the team.


Technical Skill Requirements

  • Strong experience with AWS (essential), Azure and GCP (desirable.)
  • A background in DevOps / IT infrastructure.
  • Experience with Ansible, Terraform, Packer, Bash, PowerShell and Lambda.
  • Familiarity with GitOps practices and workflows.


Other Requirements

  • Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders, including resolving issues and identifying new opportunities.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Alignment to the Ntegra values: Can Do Attitude, Open and Honest, Lead by Example, Collaborative.
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Much of our client work is in Defence so the candidate must be eligible and willing to apply for, or already hold, SC Clearance.


Education/Experience

  • Either a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Consultancy or client facing experience desirable, or the ability to confidently communicate with senior stakeholders.


Our benefits include:

· Private Medical insurance, discounts and health-related perks through Vitality

· Royal London company pension scheme

· Dinner for two’ peer recognition bonus

· 25 days holiday increasing with service and the ability to purchase up to 5 additional days

· Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave

· Bike to Work scheme

· Generous vision, hearing and dental schemes

· Company birthday and anniversary gifts

· Charity of the month – an opportunity to support various charities throughout the year


At Ntegra, we offer a collaborative and inclusive work environment, where your expertise will be valued, and your ideas will have a real impact. Join our talented team as a Platform Engineer and enjoy an exciting and varied career.



Your application

If this role interests you, but you don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're looking for talent, potential, and passion as much as experience. If your CV looks a good match to our requirements, a member of our recruitment team will reach out to set up a screening call.


As an inclusive employer we are happy to support you with any special assistance throughout the recruitment process, please inform us at application stage if there is any support required.


Please note we accept direct applications only and do not work with recruitment agencies.


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