Platform engineer Work, Jobs in Leicester, Lec (with Salaries)

Platform Engineer
UNiDAYS —Nottingham
- Hybrid work
- AWS
- Mentoring
- Computer networking
- Employee assistance programme
Platform Engineer (contract)
Microsoft EMEA —Atherstone
- £306 - £344 a day
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
13d
Software Engineer, Platform - Nottingham, United Kingdom
Speechify —Nottingham
- Remote
- Azure
- AWS
- APIs
5d
Network Platform Engineer
Node4 —Derby
- Communication skills
- Python
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Platform Engineer
LSL Property Services —Kettering
- Full-time
- Microsoft Access
- Azure
- Windows
Senior AWS Data Platform Engineer (Fixed Term Contract)
Microlise —Nottingham
- From £55,000 a year
- DevOps
- SQL
- AWS
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Linux Engineer
Datapath Ltd —Derby
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- DevOps
- Maintenance
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
9d
Cloud Engineer (111816-0626)
University of Warwick —Coventry
- £47,389 - £56,535 a year
- Azure
- Microsoft Outlook
- University
5d
Senior Business Systems Engineer
SDL Surveying —Nottingham
- Up to £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- SQL
- AWS
- Free parking
Quick apply
5d
Junior Product Engineer
Altia —Nottingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Agile
- Communication skills
- Sick pay
Quick apply
11d
Model Based Systems Engineer (DE392)
Triumph Motorcycles —Hinckley
- Full-time
- Engineering
- System design
- Master's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Senior Engineer (Postgres)
Coventry Building Society —Coventry
- £47,600 - £60,000 a year
- Overtime
- Oracle
- SQL
- Software development
Devops Engineer
SOCOTEC UK & Ireland —Burton-On-Trent
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Linux
- Python
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
4d
Senior DevOps Engineer
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) —Coventry
- £42,000 - £52,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- DevOps
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
9d
Integration Support Engineer
Source Bioscience —Nottingham
- Full-time
- SQL
- Computer networking
- APIs
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Lead Cloud Site Reliability Engineer
TheNottingham —Nottingham
- £65,000 - £78,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Computer networking
- IT

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Platform Engineer

UNiDAYS -
Nottingham

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Job details

Permanent

Benefits

Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Private medical insurance

Qualifications

Incident management
Software deployment
Load balancing
C#
Microsoft SQL Server
Database administration
AWS
Terraform
Mentoring
Computer networking
Redshift
DynamoDB
TypeScript
Python

Full job description

As a key member of our Platform team, this role presents an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that’s taking platform strategy, cloud automation and developer experience to the next level within UNiDAYS.You will be working closely alongside our software engineering teams to understand first-hand where improvements can be driven to get a better developer experience and improve the productivity of our engineers. With a hands-on approach, you will identify and drive improvements in our systems' performance, reliability, scalability, security, and efficiency.

Our platform team also works to remove barriers for other teams and allow them to deliver faster, accomplished via shared tooling. We are also championing operational excellence throughout the business, focusing on automation and self-serving capabilities.

It’s more than just lines of code; we are looking for a commercially-minded Platform Engineer who can bridge the gap between user needs and business goals. You will have the ability to build resilient, cost-effective solutions and navigate evolving technological development trends

We’re aware that everybody is different and comes with differing experiences. If you don’t have all the skills/experience on our list but are keen to learn, please reach out as we are still keen to talk to you.

Job requirements: Build, test, and implement cloud services via IaC
Work closely with software engineers to understand where platform engineers can add value as well as assist and upskill on their cloud needs
Identify new technologies & drive improvements across our platform, shared tooling, modules, & packages
Strive to create new/improve existing self-serving capabilities for software teams
Monitor platform performance and identify areas for improvement with an SRE mindset for SLIs and SLOs
Work to define, improve, implement and document best practices continually
Participate in on-call one week per month (typically 1 call a fortnight with a simple runbook in place to execute)

Skills/Experience

Strong cloud knowledge including hands-on experience in a wide range of AWS cloud services
Strong IaC background (Cloudformation & Terraform preferred), application deployment strategies & cloud architectural patterns
ECS/EKS experience with clusters across several environments
Working knowledge of security, networking, CDN, load balancing, and storage solutions
Good understanding of CI/CD practices across multiple environments
Development experience, with an ability or aptitude to work within our core languages (C#, python, TypeScript)

Nice to have

AWS/Terraform certification
Database administration experience (MSSQL, RDS, DynamoDB, Neptune, Redshift)
Background of mentoring, training, or knowledge sharing with other engineers
Knowledge of containerisation
Operational experience in resolving incidents, incident management and conducting RCAs

Personal

Confident & able to communicate freely with colleagues
Strong team working skills
Critical thinker & problem solver with a passion for continuous improvement
Able to influence others
Can give/receive constructive feedback
Awareness of your strengths/weaknesses and interest in self-development
Be able to challenge and be challenged
Taking pride in your work to deliver to a high standard
Proactive about taking ownership

Job responsibilities: Build, test, and implement cloud services via IaC
Work closely with software engineers to understand where platform engineers can add value as well as assist and upskill on their cloud needs
Identify new technologies & drive improvements across our platform, shared tooling, modules, & packages
Strive to create new/improve existing self-serving capabilities for software teams
Monitor platform performance and identify areas for improvement with an SRE mindset for SLIs and SLOs
Work to define, improve, implement and document best practices continually
Participate in on-call one week per month (typically 1 call a fortnight with a simple runbook in place to execute)

Job benefits: This is your opportunity to Join the world’s largest student verification network and help shape the future of how brands connect with the next generation. We engage a community of 23M+ verified students and graduates across 115 markets, making us a truly global platform. Our brand is a powerhouse in the UK, and we’re rapidly accelerating our presence worldwide—especially in the US, Germany, India, France, Canada, and Australia.
We partner with 850+ of the world’s biggest brands, bringing their products and services to the hearts and minds of tomorrow’s professionals—driving engagement, building affinity, and delivering real results.
We offer a fast-paced, fun, and social working environment where you can truly make an impact. We believe work should enhance and complement your life, which is why we provide a flexible hybrid working model. While there are expectations to attend the London campus periodically, you and your manager will determine the most appropriate balance together, ensuring both your needs and the needs of the business are met.
We work hard at UNiDAYS, and we believe in fair compensation for that hard work. That’s why we’re proud to offer all employees full access to our comprehensive benefits package.

Our perks include:

25 days holiday per year increasing with length of service, plus bank holidays
Competitive salaries
4pm finishes every Friday
Company pension scheme
Private health insurance (BUPA)
Dental Insurance (BUPA)
Income protection policy
Life assurance policy
Employee Assistance Program
Enhanced parental leave pay
Regular team building activities
£150 pounds towards your home office set up

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

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