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Platform Engineer

Sanderson
London, United Kingdom
Last month
£80,000 – £100,000 pa

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£80,000 – £100,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (Last month)
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Role: Platform Engineer
Location: London Area, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-time
Seniority: Senior
Salary: £85,000 - £105,000

Are you a skilled Platform Engineer looking to build secure, scalable cloud infrastructure within a fast-paced, regulated environment?

We're hiring a hands-on engineer to design, implement and optimise AWS-based platforms, working closely with architecture and security teams in a hybrid London setup.

What You'll Do

  • Design and manage AWS cloud architecture

  • Build infrastructure as code using Terraform

  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, CircleCI)

  • Manage containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Fargate)

  • Embed security tooling (WAF, IDS, IPS, SIEM)

  • Troubleshoot and optimise cloud infrastructure

Required Experience

  • 3-5 years as a Platform Engineer

  • Strong AWS and cloud architecture expertise

  • Terraform and CI/CD pipeline experience

  • Knowledge of cloud security tooling

  • Strong troubleshooting skills

  • Kubernetes
Nice to Have

  • Banking/financial services experience

  • Python scripting

  • Infrastructure management exposure

  • Broader enterprise architecture experience

If you're proactive, technically strong and ready to make an impact in a hybrid London role, get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason,please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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