Senior DevOps Platform Engineer (AWS, Kubernetes)

CompanyUs3 Consulting

LocationLondon Area, United Kingdom

Posted At12/1/2025

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Description

Job Title: Senior DevOps Platform Engineer (AWS, Kubernetes)

Employment Type: Full-time Contract

Hybrid in London

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer with extensive experience in designing and building secure, scalable platforms on AWS and RHEL. The ideal candidate is an expert in automation and infrastructure-as-code, with a proven ability to reduce operational toil, improve reliability, and mentor engineering teams. This role will leverage cloud-native and DevSecOps practices to deliver resilient, high-performing platforms for enterprise-scale workloads.

Key Responsibilities

Architect, build, and maintain secure, scalable platforms on AWS and RHEL.
Design and implement automation using Ansible, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git.
Manage container orchestration with Kubernetes/EKS, Docker, and related tooling.
Implement observability solutions using Grafana, CloudWatch, and Splunk.
Drive platform reliability improvements and reduce operational overhead through automation and best practices.
Mentor and guide engineering teams on DevOps, cloud-native, and security-first principles.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance, security hardening, and performance optimization.

Required Skills & Expertise

Primary Skills: Linux (RHEL), AWS
DevOps Tools: Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Git, Kubernetes
Monitoring: Grafana, Splunk, CloudWatch, Monit
Scripting: Bash, Python, Groovy
Big Data: Cloudera Hadoop Distribution
Machine Learning Platform: Dataiku

Certifications

AWS Certified DevOps Professional
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (LF-ybp3xhwmkn)
RHCE Certificate (130-184-211)
RHCSA Certificate (130-184-211)
Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104, I135-4115)

Why Join Us?

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud-native platforms.
Collaborative environment focused on innovation and reliability.
Continuous learning and certification support.