Principal Platform Engineer
Posted 6 hours 40 minutes ago by Sivara GmbH
Salary: £90,000 - 90,000 per year
Requirements- Strong experience with platform engineering, distributed systems, or edge computing
- Expertise in Kubernetes, containers, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD
- Knowledge of secure platform design, remote device management, or systems resilience
- Solid software engineering experience, with the capability to build automation, tooling, and core platform services
- A pragmatic engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and mentoring others
- Design scalable platforms for edge and distributed environments
- Build secure, containerised infrastructure and orchestration capabilities
- Develop infrastructure-as-code, automation, and GitOps workflows
- Improve platform security through trusted device identity and secure provisioning
- Create robust observability and lifecycle management solutions
- Influence technical strategy while remaining close to the code
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- GitOps
- Kubernetes
- Security
- DevOps
We are supporting an innovative engineering organisation delivering cutting edge technology for complex, mission critical environments in our search for a Principal Platform Engineer. This is a hands on technical leadership role where you will help design and build resilient infrastructure for distributed systems operating in environments with limited or unreliable connectivity. You will join a highly skilled engineering team tackling problems that push beyond traditional cloud native architectures and have a tangible real world impact. The role is based in the South West on a hybrid basis with three days on site, and the salary is up to £110,000 per annum. Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance.