Platform Specialist at SThree in London
About the role
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- Job reference no: er001540
- Role type: Contract
- Salary: £500–700 per day GBP
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
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We're looking to build our platform engineering capabilities with a specialist who can help modernise and scale our infrastructure. This is an opportunity to join a team working with cloud-native technologies, microservices architectures and containerised systems—roles that could drive efficiency and reliability across our technical estate.
Please note the content of this advert does not represent a live vacancy.
About the opportunity
This is a contract opportunity to register your interest in future Platform Specialist roles within our infrastructure and cloud engineering teams. Roles of this type may involve designing, building and maintaining scalable platform solutions that enable development teams to deploy, monitor and operate applications reliably. You could work with modern cloud infrastructure, containerisation technologies and CI/CD pipelines to support distributed systems and microservices-based architectures.
Typical role overview
- Location: London, Greater London, England — hybrid
- Type: Contract · Full-time
- Rate: £500–700 per day
- Domain: Infrastructure / Cloud / DevOps · Platform Engineering
What you would do
Typical responsibilities could include:
- Designing and implementing cloud platform solutions using Azure, AWS or GCP
- Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Working with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Supporting development teams in adopting microservices architectures and APIs
- Managing infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform
- Collaborating with teams to improve system reliability, scalability and performance
- Contributing to platform documentation and best practices
- Supporting the deployment and configuration of distributed systems
What you could bring
Most roles of this type require the following:
Must-have
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
- Working knowledge of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline design and implementation
- Understanding of microservices and distributed systems
- Proficiency in infrastructure as code or configuration management
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
Nice-to-have
- Experience with .NET, Java or Python development ecosystems
- Familiarity with monitoring, logging and observability tools
- Knowledge of Linux and Windows system administration
- Experience with SQL databases and data pipelines
- Exposure to SAP environments or enterprise systems
- Scripting experience (Bash, PowerShell)
What roles of this type could offer
Most roles of this type offer the following, dependent on the industry and seniority of the role:
- Hands-on involvement in modernising infrastructure and enabling developer productivity
- Exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies and platform engineering practices
- Opportunity to work on scalable, distributed systems that support real business outcomes
- Collaboration with talented engineering teams across multiple disciplines
- Potential to shape technical standards and best practices within platform engineering
- Flexibility and professional development opportunities within a consultancy environment
About SThree
SThree is the global STEM workforce consultancy.
We advise businesses, build expert teams and deliver project solutions to outpace tomorrow, together.
Across the UK, we connect talented specialists with cutting-edge opportunities across technology, engineering, life sciences and financial services supported by our offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds
How to register interest
If you are interested in being added to our database to be considered for future opportunities, registering is quick and easy. No cover letter required. We will be in touch when we are instructed on these roles to discuss the next step in your career.
Disclaimer:
Please note that the content of this advert does not represent a live vacancy or any guarantee of future vacancies, and by responding to this advert you agree to us adding your details to our database for future opportunities.
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