Senior Platform Engineer
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Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join the small team designing and building the platforms and systems to support a number of vital functions across Our Future Health.
These systems will include but not limited to the participant-facing websites import and processing of high-volume health NHS and genetic datasets to the de-identification/sharing of data into accredited Trusted Research Environments (TREs).
If you have prior experience building a public cloud-based platform from the ground up wed be keen to see your application. Were looking for candidates who are passionate who can recommend modern technologies and practices that have a track record of being used successfully in the platform we are looking to build.
At Our Future Health our mission is to transform the preventiondetectionand treatment of conditions such as dementia cancer diabetes heart disease and stroke. Were looking for people to join us on our journey. If youre looking for a new challenge where you can contribute to helping future generations live in good health for longer then were keen to speak with you.
What youll be doing
- Be part of our growing technology team to help create the cloud platforms to support Our Future Health as we scale
- Work with the engineering and operations teams to define platform requirements
- Use an iterative approach to building the platform starting simple and increasing complexity as we go
- Support defining development processes as part of a new growing team
- Own solutions from conception to deployment and beyond taking part in on-call rotas where necessary
- Integrate and deploy third-party tools required by other teams
- Devise innovative ideas for solving hard technical problems involving distributed systems scale and security and translate these ideas into designs and implementation
- Implement best practices when it comes to availability scalability operational excellence and efficiency
What you wont be doing
- Working in a siloed environment with no freedom to make decisions.
- Working in a place where you cant see the impact your expertise makes.
Requirements
Experience
- Proficiency in cloud DevOps/platform engineering and large-scale live services. Azure experience preferred; experience with an additional cloud preferred (AWS or GCP)
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform Ansible Chef Puppet
- Strong experience coding and automating tasks in a high-level language preferably Python
- Experience in building/deploying tools related to data pipelines ETL processes
- Confident with cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes Docker
- Experience deploying open-source technologies such as Python Ruby Postgres and related CI/CD pipelines
- Good understanding of cloud security best practices and security compliance
- Experience designing supporting and troubleshooting production systems at scale
- Good understanding of technology stacks from networks up to applications
- Experience working with software engineering best practices: unit testing code reviews design documentation excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills
- Comfortable working in Agile
- In addition experience in a health domain would be a bonus (could be clinical wearables consumer apps genomics pharma/life sciences NHS etc).
Benefits
- Generous Pension Scheme We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%.
- 30 Days Holiday Bank Holidays Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you.
- Enhanced Parental Leave Supporting you during lifes biggest moments.
- Career Growth & Development 500 per year to spend on Learnerbly our learning platform plus regular appraisals and development opportunities.
- Cycle to Work Scheme Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice.
- Home & Tech Savings Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice
- 1000 Employee Referral Bonus Know someone amazing Get rewarded for bringing them on board!
- Wellbeing Support Access to Mental Health First Aiders plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
- A Great Place to Work We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn and offer flexible and remote working arrangements.
Join us - letsprevent disease together.
At Our Future Health we recognise the importance of having a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates regardless of their background have equitable access to our application process. We proactively encourage applicants who identify as having a disability neurodiversity or long-term health conditions to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments as part of their application process.
If you do require any reasonable adjustments please email us at
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
