Platform Engineer

Were partnering with a fast-growing, award-winning, technically-led business that is transforming how organisations across the UK manage their utility services. With a strong focus on sustainability, innovation, and simplifying the customer experience, this company offers a genuinely modern, supportive, and forward-thinking environment, where the Technology team plays a key role in driving growth .

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They are now looking to hire a DevOps Engineer (experienced, "mid"-level) to join their Platform Engineering team at an exciting stage of growth, as they scale a key internal product beyond MVP. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer with solid foundations in DevOps who is keen to further develop their skills while working alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative setting.
Job title: Platform Engineer, DEvOps Engineer, SRE, etc.
Salary: £55,000 £63,000 + extensive benefits package
Working Pattern: Hybrid . Flexible split between office and home. 2 days per week in the Peterlee area. Suitable locations include Durham, Hartlepool, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Peterlee, Sunderland and surrounding areas.
The Role
This is a hands-on position where youll contribute to the design, build, and maintenance of secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure. Youll work closely with a multidisciplinary Agile team, playing an active role in modern DevOps practices and tooling. xwzovoh
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate on the design of secure, scalable, and highly available, cost-optimised cloud infrastructure ( Azure )
Implement technologies using Infrastructure-as-Code ( Terraform )
Monitor and manage systems for availability and performance
Support Agile delivery through Scrum and Kanban, contributing to team rituals and processes

What Were Looking For
Developing and deploying via Infrastructure-as-Code, with proficiency in Terraform, YAML and ARM templates
Creation, monitoring and management of cloud artefacts in Microsoft Azure, using the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) via Azure DevOps

Desirable (but not essential)
Using AI to enhance productivity, such as code generation or coding assistance
Ability to build and manage services deployed into Kubernetes, including container configuration and Helm charts
Code written in C#/.NET
Experience with scripting tools such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, or Bicep
Understanding of observability & monitoring platforms

If youre looking to progress your DevOps career within a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering team, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact.