Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps)
Summary
A Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps) in Glasgow who builds and operates cloud-native infrastructure: designing CI/CD pipelines, provisioning workloads on Kubernetes and private cloud VSI, automating with Terraform, Python, and Bash, and managing network boundaries, load balancing, and AWS services.
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Job Description:
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
Formal training or certification on Platform Engineering concepts
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods (CI/CD)
Practical cloud-native experience across private cloud VSI and Kubernetes, including a clear understanding of the trade-offs between the two
Strong understanding of network boundaries - segmentation, ingress/egress controls, service-to-service connectivity, and secure zone-to-zone traffic flow
DevOps toolchain expertise - CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform
Strong scripting and automation skills using Python and Bash for tooling, orchestration, and operational tasks
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Certifications a plus - CKA, CKAD, AWS (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
Private cloud VSI vs. Kubernetes platform experience - provisioning, deploying, and operating workloads on Virtual Server Instances alongside container orchestration platforms
Load balancing - L4/L7 load balancers, traffic distribution, xwwtmva and high-availability patterns
Serverless technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda) and event-driven architectures
Networking and scaling - DNS, routing, auto-scaling, horizontal/vertical scaling, and performance tuning under load
AWS (ECS, EKS, MSK)
CDN, WAF, and network boundary / perimeter design
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