Platform Engineer

Posted 1 day ago by Stott and May

Permanent
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Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description

Job Title: Patch Orchestration Engineer (Platform / DevOps)
Location: Knutsford (Hybrid / Onsite as required)
Contract Length: Until 31st December 2025
Day Rate: £400 (PAYE via Umbrella - Inside IR35)

About the Role

We are seeking a Patch Orchestration Engineer to join a financial services client on a long-term contract. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the availability, security, and performance of non-production environments, ensuring vulnerabilities are remediated, and supporting automation and monitoring initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain high availability of non-production environments through proactive monitoring and alerting.

  • Address and remediate infrastructure vulnerabilities in line with enterprise standards.

  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and lead triage calls to resolve infrastructure issues end-to-end.

  • Contribute to knowledge base documentation for environment monitoring and automation processes.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Strong background in application support and environment management.

  • Proven experience with infrastructure monitoring, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.

  • Ability to coordinate effectively in fast-paced technical environments.

Desirable Skills

  • Hands-on experience with Linux and Windows operating systems.

  • Knowledge of middleware and databases such as IBM MQ, Kafka, Oracle, MS SQL Server.

  • Configuration and support of Apache Web Servers, JBOSS, and WAS.

  • Exposure to automation and security tools such as Chef, Ansible, Firewalls, PKI, Cyber Wallets, and SSL/TLS encryption.

Contract Details

  • Duration: Until 31st December 2025

  • Location: Knutsford (hybrid flexibility may apply)

  • Rate: £400/day

  • IR35: Inside IR35 (PAYE via umbrella)