Platform Engineer (12m FTC)
Platform Engineer (12m FTC)
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Platform Engineer (12m FTC)
BELONG. Theres no place like Principality.
Our home is your home. So when you decide to join the team well go further to bring you the warmest of welcomes. From a friendly and inviting environment to a flexible benefit package designed around you when it comes to belonging there really is no place like Principality. We keep it flexible wherever possible; we encourage you to look after yourself; we do our bit in the communities we serve and support you in doing the same and we promise to get better together.
Some reasons you may want to consider working with us; we have an award-winning flexible/hybrid working policy were a 2022 winner of UK Best Large Workplaces for Women we have a refurbished hi-tech office in the centre of Cardiff designed around colleague feedback we ranked number 6 for wellbeing in 2022 we have an extensive financial and well-being benefits package Belong designed to put our people first we have consistent colleague engagement scores of over 85% and a caring community of supportive Networks. But thats not all discover why theres really no place like Principality; you passionate about DevOps automation and creating seamless development environments Were looking for a Platform Engineer to join our Platform & Engineering team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in enabling efficient modern software delivery across the business through cutting-edge tooling cloud technologies and DevOps best practices.
As a Platform Engineer youll be responsible for delivering and evolving the technical solutions that support our Change Delivery teams. Youll lead the implementation of DevOps capabilitiesenvironments tools automation and processesto optimise the software delivery lifecycle across both on-premise and cloud platforms.
Your work will span the full development lifecycle from creating integrated development/test environments to defining deployment processes infrastructure automation and supporting non-functional testing (NFT). Youll also help champion a DevOps culture and foster continuous improvement across tools practices and team capability.
What Youll Be Doing:
- Designing and delivering DevOps and environment automation solutions across development and test lifecycles.
- Building and evolving CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps including deployment automation and infrastructure-as-code.
- Supporting both cloud and on-premise delivery reducing friction for teams through reusable platform components.
- Collaborating with Change teams to integrate tools and processes that support rapid safe software delivery.
- Enabling non-functional testing (e.g. security performance) through platform capabilities and automation.
- Promoting DevOps best practices and mentoring teams in platform capabilities security and delivery metrics.
- Championing platform-as-product thinking with a focus on self-service scalability and developer experience.
Technical Skills & Experience
Essential:
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (Repos Pipelines Boards Artifacts).
- Strong knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD automation across hybrid environments.
- Proficiency in technologies such as Git PowerShell/Bash and infrastructure automation (e.g. Terraform Bicep).
- Experience with containerisation (e.g. Docker) and microservices-based delivery.
- Familiarity with both cloud and on-premise infrastructure models.
- Working knowledge of secure SDLC practices and non-functional testing requirements (e.g. resilience availability performance security).
Desirable:
- Experience with monitoring logging and observability tooling (e.g. Datadog App Insights).
- Knowledge of Agile principles and DevOps practices.
- Experience working in platform or enablement teams and using flow metrics to improve delivery.
What Youll Bring:
- A strong problem-solving mindset and the ability to simplify complexity into reusable platform components.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills able to explain ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
- A collaborative approach and willingness to share knowledge learn from others and improve team capability.
- Passion for automation reducing cognitive load and delivering great internal developer experience.
Why Join Us:
Youll be part of a forward-thinking tech-driven team in an organisation that values innovation collaboration and learning. We offer a supportive environment where your ideas and input make a real difference to how we deliver value through technology.
If you have any questions in relation to this role please contact the recruitment team at
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and where colleagues feel a sense of belonging Daniel Priest Inclusion Manager. But dont just take our word for it see what our colleagues say about working here too; Careers ()
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