Description
Description
Role overview
The UKI Infrastructure and Platform team provides core services to our product and technology teams to enable them to have delivery and execution independence. As a Platform Engineer in the Flutter UKI Infrastructure and Platform team, your role is essential for maintaining and evolving the organization's technology infrastructure to improve our customer's enablement. Responsibilities include platform development and maintenance, system monitoring and optimization, capacity planning, infrastructure automation, security and compliance, and incident management and support.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Demonstrates Good Knowledge of Infrastructure & Platforms Systems: Applies a comprehensive understanding of group engineering systems management as key responsibility involves contributing to designs, implementing, and maintaining the Flutter UKI platform infrastructure. This includes both the development of new platforms and the improvement of existing ones to meet evolving business needs.
Driving Improvements: actively seek out opportunities to improve processes, adopt new technologies, and enhance the reliability, performance, and security of the platform
Automation Contributor: Actively seeks and implements automation solutions and practices to reduce reliance on manual processes, and promote self-service
Ownership: Exhibit ownership of squad deliverables, demonstrating a sense of responsibility and accountability. Lead and take charge of a workstream or incident.
Mentorship: Act as a mentor to peers in the squad, actively sharing knowledge and teaching skills.
Role Modelling: Serve as a role model both behaviourally and in terms of capabilities, encouraging Associate/Graduate Engineers through their actions.
Consistency: Demonstrate a consistent delivery approach, providing a reliable and proven pair of hands in all tasks.
Stakeholder Management: Exhibit comfort in engaging with non-technical stakeholders, showcasing effective communication and high-level engagement.
Collaboration: Developing effective communication and collaboration with other teams, such as development and operations. You'll work closely with these teams on initiatives, embracing feedback with a positive attitude.
Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required
Experience with managing the following technologies
Splunk
Vault
Sensu
Elasticsearch/ECE
Experience coding with
Python
Ruby
Golang
Solid understanding of using the supported products in a production environment
CDK
Kubernetes/Docker
Networking
AWS
Git
Jenkins (or similar CI system)
Configuration Management (Chef, Ansible)
General Linux operations.
Infrastructure Specific Products (Virtualization, Storage technologies, Hardware appliances)
Aptitude for evaluating and embracing new technologies and tooling.
Experience with managing high-load, high-performance applications.
AWS experience supporting cloud native infrastructure through tooling and automation.
Able to input into the ways of working and structure of the squad
Develop engineers
Identify and fill skills gaps.
Strong People and communication skills.
What you can expect:
25 days of annual leave;
Sharesave scheme;
”Flexible Benefits” of your choice;
Private health insurance (includes dental insurance and health assessments);
Free parking;
Thousands of courses online through ‘Udemy'
Ways of working:Flexible working is our way of working! We're a diverse workforce and therefore a 'one size fits all' approach isn't necessarily best. Whatever your personal needs may be, let's have a chat and see how we can accommodate them;We thank all applicants for their interest, however only the suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.By submitting your application online, you agree that: your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than two years, in order to consider you for a prospective role within the group.
