Platform Engineers build and maintain the infrastructure, automation, and tools that support software development and operations teams.

 

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage internal platforms used by development teams.
• Automate deployment pipelines and infrastructure provisioning.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.
• Improve platform performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Work closely with DevOps and SRE teams to align platform goals.

 

Key Skills

• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Scripting and programming skills.
• Understanding of cloud-native and microservices architectures.
• Focus on reliability and developer productivity.

 

Recommended Certifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• AWS or Azure DevOps certifications.
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.

 

Average Salary

£50k–£70k

 

 

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