Support with architecture, design, and implementation of Kubernetes environments. Involving in CI/CD pipelines, multi - cloud orchestration, and providing relevant content for clients.
About the role
- Senior Platform Engineer building CI/CD systems and enhancing infrastructure efficiency for YouLend's Dev Enablement team. Supporting product engineers to deliver high-quality code faster and more reliably.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Terraform, Pulumi, Helm, and Kubernetes.
- Standardise and enforce platform engineering practices across environments (development, staging, production).
- Collaborate with developers to enhance development workflows and reduce friction in delivery pipelines.
- Own and evolve test automation strategies and tools used across engineering teams.
- Contribute to strategic technical direction and roadmap discussions for your team and platform area.
- Support and lead incident response efforts, including root cause analysis and postmortems.
- Document and evangelise internal tools and best practices to ensure wide adoption.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering experience, including backend development in languages like C#, Python, or TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation in AWS environments.
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS preferred), Helm, and GitOps practices.
- Experience managing cloud infrastructure using AWS services including VPC, EC2, IAM, Lambda, S3, EKS, and Control Tower.
- Experience with observability and monitoring stacks (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to lead the resolution of complex technical challenges.
- Experience mentoring and supporting other engineers within a team.
Benefits
- Stock Options
- Private Medical insurance via Vitality and Dental Insurance with BUPA
- EAP with Health Assured
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Modern and sophisticated office space in Central London
- Free Gym in office building in Holborn
- Subsidised Lunch via Feedr
- Deliveroo Allowance if working late in office
- Monthly in office Masseuse
- Team and Company Socials
- Football Power League / Paddle and Yoga Club
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