Platform Engineer

Job Purpose We’re looking for a Platform Engineer to help build, operate, and improve the platforms that underpin our engineering teams. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across infrastructure, automation, and delivery tooling, and who wants to deepen their experience in modern platform and DevOps practices. You’ll work closely with other platform engineers and product teams to improve how software is built, deployed, and operated, reducing friction, increasing reliability, and enabling teams to move faster with confidence.

Our core application platform is built on .NET, with services connected using WebAPI, WCF, and RabbitMQ. We store and process large volumes of data using MySQL and MongoDB. We operate a hybrid infrastructure, deploying workloads to AWS and on-premises VMware environments.

Infrastructure is defined using Infrastructure as Code, and we run a mix of virtual machines, Docker, and Kubernetes, with a growing focus on containerised, microservice-based workloads. As we continue to move more workloads onto Kubernetes, you’ll have the opportunity to learn and contribute to cloud-native patterns, GitOps, and modern delivery practices. Platform Tooling Terraform, Ansible, and Python for infrastructure and automation Jenkins for CI pipelines and Argo CD for GitOps‑based delivery Docker and Kubernetes for containerised workloads Experience with these tools is helpful, but we value strong fundamentals and a willingness to learn just as highly.

You’re Someone Who Enjoys hands‑on engineering and learning by doing Understands the basics of cloud infrastructure, containers, and automation Cares about reliability, security, and maintainability Communicates clearly and works well with others Is curious about new tools and practices and thoughtful about adopting them Wants to grow into greater technical ownership and influence over time Job Duties Building and maintaining infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and Python Supporting and improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows Helping operate and enhance our Kubernetes environments Working with engineering teams to troubleshoot issues and improve reliability Contributing to platform standards, documentation, and shared tooling Automating repetitive tasks and removing manual processes Knowledge, Skills and Experience Essential Background in Platform/OS engineering, both Linux and Windows experience is preferred. BSc in Computer Science or equivalent, or proven industry experience Experience using configuration management such as Ansible and Terraform Experience with containers using both Docker and Kubernetes Strong AWS Platform Engineering skills in particular; EC2, S3, IAM and VPC/network configuration Experience with VMWare is a bonus, especially vSphere, NSX, VCF Comfortable working in a fast paced, lean and deadline driven organisation. Able to work under pressure and to ask for support when required Ability to quickly undertake evaluation of competing products to determine which best meets the company’s requirements Able to automate complex operational and technical processes using industry standard tools In-depth knowledge of cloud environments and typical technology stacks employed in then Desirable iGaming experience: Previous experience within the betting, iGaming, or real‑time gaming industry is highly advantageous.

Microservices architecture: Experience building, deploying, and maintaining microservices and event‑driven systems. Data technologies: Familiarity with data platforms and services such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis, or MariaDB/MySQL. Monitoring tools: Experience with application performance monitoring (APM) and observability tools like Grafana or Datadog.

FinOps: Understanding cost management and FinOps concepts within cloud environments. What Is in It for Me A competitive rate of pay and pension contribution (£40,000-£65,000) Generous discretionary bonus schemes, incentives and competitions An annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service Access to an online GP 24/7, 365 days a year for you and your immediate family. Employee wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay Long Service Recognition Access to a pay‑day savings scheme, financial coach and up to 40% of your earned wage ahead of payday, through Wagestream. #J-18808-Ljbffr