Job

Job

Platform Engineer

Job type:Contract
Town/City:Sheffield
County:South Yorkshire
Salary/Rate:£425 - £450 per annum
Business Sector:IT
Job ref:BBBH153797
Post Date:January 27, 2026

Platform Engineer

+11 months +

+Hybrid working in Sheffield

+Inside IR35

+£415 - £430 a day

The Core Platform Engineering Team is responsible for the end-to-end operation, automation, and continuous improvement of a large-scale hybrid server estate supporting business-critical workloads. This is a hands-on, mixed engineering role where you'll contribute across fulfilment, implementation, platform maintenance, automation, and ongoing enhancement of the core platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver engineering, fulfilment, and operational activities across the Core Platform

  • Operate and maintain large-scale Kubernetes (K8s) environments

  • Perform hands-on implementation and configuration changes

  • Automate operational tasks using tools such as Python, Ansible, GitHub, Jira, and Jenkins

  • Troubleshoot incidents and actively drive continuous improvement initiatives

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong Kubernetes experience

  • Proven automation capability

  • Solid knowledge of Linux, networking, and the container ecosystem

Desirable

  • Experience operating large-scale server estates