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Platform Engineer

Proactive Appointments
Taunton, TA1 1HP, United Kingdom
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£40,000 – £50,000 pa

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£40,000 – £50,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Posted
22 May 2026 (Last week)
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Platform Engineer

Taunton, Somerset | Permanent | Hybrid - 2 Days per week on-site | up to £50,000 per annum

Our growing client is looking to onboard a Platform Engineer with 3–5 years of experience on a permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building infrastructure through code and thrive at the intersection of development and operations. You will contribute to the architecture and maintenance of infrastructure supporting modern cloud-native applications, working hands-on with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and containerised environments. This role offers the opportunity to help build a reliable, scalable foundation for the business’s applications and services.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and maintain secure and scalable infrastructure using Bicep,YAML, and modern containerisation tools.
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines usingAzure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
  • Support the deployment and monitoring of applications inKubernetes environments.
  • Collaborate closely with software developers to ensure infrastructure meets product needs and is easily testable and maintainable.
  • Create internal tools and scripts to automate developer workflows and infrastructure provisioning.
  • Act as a liaison between development and operations, helping improve observability, reliability, and deployment resilience.
  • Promote infrastructure best practices, documentation standards, and knowledge sharing across teams.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • 3–5 years’ experience in a professional software or infrastructure engineering role, ideally within a larger team environment.
  • Hands-on experience withInfrastructure as Code tools – especiallyBicep andYAML.
  • Strong familiarity withcontainerisation technologies such as Docker, and ideally orchestration withKubernetes.
  • Experience withCI/CD pipelines, particularly inAzure DevOps orGitHub Actions.
  • Solid understanding ofcloud architecture, preferably in Azure environments.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills – you’ll be working day-to-day with developers, testers, and stakeholders.
  • A proactive mindset – you're not afraid to take ownership, identify inefficiencies, and suggest improvements.

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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