Senior Platform Specialist
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Role OVO-View
Team: Commodity Platforms within Infrastructure & Enablement
Salary banding: 53750 to 60000
Experience: Mid-level
Working pattern: Full time
Reporting to: Senior Platform Services Manager
Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
This role in 3 words: Forward-thinking Strategic and Collaborative
Top 3 qualities for this role: Technical Expertise Problem solving and Organisational skills.
Where youll work:
Depending on the needs of your business area we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week and to go to OVO Connection events in-person.
Youll be assigned to the closest one of our three hub offices Bristol Glasgow or London; unless your role requires field-based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop is designed to inspire people help them connect and bring big ideas to life.
Everyone belongs at OVO
At OVO we are on a mission to solve one of humanitys biggest challenges the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. Thats why we need diverse people from all abilities gender identities ethnicities ages sexual orientations life experiences and backgrounds to join us.
Teamworking for the planet
Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So naturally the team youll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Heres how:
Were building secure scalable cloud platforms that power OVOs mission to deliver Plan Zero. Our team drives automation resilience and innovation at the core of OVO Tech - enabling smarter systems stronger security and seamless operations so the business can focus on creating a zero-carbon future.
This role in a nutshell:
This role ensures OVOs platforms run smoothly securely and at scale - providing the foundations our teams need to accelerate the transition to zero carbon.
Your key outcomes will be:
Stronger resilience: Cloud and platform services are stable secure and scale smoothly with business demand.
Greater automation: Reduce manual processes through Infrastructure-as-Code and tooling improving efficiency and reliability.
Improved security posture: Cybersecurity controls are embedded monitored and regularly enhanced to minimise risk.
Faster delivery: Teams can release and operate services more quickly thanks to optimised platforms and automated pipelines.
Effective incident response: Platform issues are resolved quickly with proactive problem management to prevent recurrence.
Mentorship impact: Helping junior engineers grow their skills through support and guidance raising the overall capability of the team.
Within your first 6 month youll:
Onboard: Bring in new platforms and map out their ownership and lifecycle.
Stabilise and optimise: Review current platforms and implement resilience and performance improvements.
Embed automation practices: Deliver Infrastructure-as-Code templates for at least one core platform (e.g. logging/alerting or certificate management).
Strengthen security controls: Conduct a security gap analysis across platforms and implement at least one new control to reduce risk exposure.
Have strategic alignment: Influence and contribute to the team roadmap in line with OVO Tech strategy and Plan Zero objectives.
Example Platforms: : Cloudflare ZTNA Go Anywhere MFT Digicert Aiven Kafka Virtual Desktop Github Datadog Cloud hosting Terraform.
Youll be a successful Senior Platform Specialist at OVO if you
Show technical confidence across cloud and on-prem platforms with the ability to dive deep into automation networking and infrastructure-as-code.
Consider end user experience and scalability in day to day operations
Are naturally security-minded always considering risks controls and how to keep systems resilient.
Are comfortable with incident and problem management staying calm under pressure and resolving issues quickly.
Are adaptable and open to change ready to embrace new technologies and ways of working.
Lets talk about whats in it for you
Well pay you between 53750 to 60000 depending on your specific skills and experience.
We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us and you flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.
Youll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal.
We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVOand theres flex pay. Well give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits including our green benefits which weve put at the heart of our offering add to your pension or even take it as cash.
Heres a taster of whats on offer:
For starters youll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).
For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level critical illness cover life assurance health assessments and more
For your wellbeing
With gym membership travel insurance workplace ISA will writing services dental insurance and more
For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying discount dining home & tech loans and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations
For your home
Get up to 400 towards any OVO Energy plan plus great discounts on solar smart thermostats and EV chargers
For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.
For your Belonging
To find better ways to support our people we need to listen to each others experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people for our people - so when you join OVO you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. Its up to you.
Oh and one last thing...
Wed be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe its just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what were looking for but not every single thing go ahead and hit apply. Wed still love to hear from you!
If you have any additional requirements theres a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
