Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer 6-Month Extendable Contract | Remote Banking Industry Experience Required We are partnering with a leading financial services organisation seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to join a high-performing technology team on an initial 6-month contract, with strong potential for extension. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in modern cloud-native environments and has a proven track record of supporting mission-critical platforms within the banking or financial services sector. The Role You will play a key role in the operation, automation, and continuous improvement of a large-scale containerised platform supporting enterprise applications and digital services. Working closely with development teams, you will drive deployment automation, platform reliability, security, and operational excellence across multiple environments. This is a hands-on engineering position requiring strong troubleshooting capability and real-world production experience. Key Responsibilities • Manage and support Kubernetes-based application platforms in production environments. • Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment efficiency and reliability. • Support development teams with application onboarding, deployment processes, and platform best practices. • Implement and maintain GitOps practices for application delivery and infrastructure management. • Ensure platform stability, scalability, performance, and security. • Configure and manage secrets management solutions and secure application integrations. • Investigate and resolve complex platform, infrastructure, and deployment issues. • Contribute to automation initiatives and platform standardisation across the engineering landscape. • Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement activities. Required Experience • 5+ years' experience within Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or similar disciplines. • 3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes administration in enterprise production environments. • Strong experience with: • Kubernetes • Helm • GitLab CI/CD • Argo CD • HashiCorp Vault • Docker / Container Technologies • Linux Administration • Bash and/or Python scripting • Git and Infrastructure Automation • Proven experience supporting microservices-based environments. • Strong troubleshooting and production support capability. • Experience working within highly regulated environments. Mandatory Requirements Previous Banking or Financial Services experience Strong Kubernetes and cloud-native platform engineering background Experience working in production environments supporting business-critical applications Desirable • Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE) • Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) • Terraform • Prometheus & Grafana • Keycloak or ForgeRock • SSO, OIDC, and IAM solutions • Disaster Recovery and High Availability environments Contract Details • Initial 6-Month Contract • Strong likelihood of extension • Fully Remote • Immediate or Short Notice Preferred If you have a strong background in Platform Engineering, Kubernetes, GitOps, and DevOps tooling within the banking sector, we'd love to hear from you. Let op: vacaturefraude Helaas komt vacaturefraude steeds vaker voor. We waarschuwen je voor mogelijke misleiding: * Wij zullen nooit via WhatsApp of in een videogesprek vragen om jouw persoonlijke gegevens (zoals een kopie van je ID, bankgegevens of BSN). * Twijfel je over de echtheid van een vacature of contactpersoon? Neem dan altijd rechtstreeks contact met ons op via de officiële contactgegevens op onze website. Important: job fraud Unfortunately, job fraud is becoming more common. Beware of such scams: * We will never ask for personal information (such as a copy of your ID, bank details, or social security number) via WhatsApp or during a video call. * If you're unsure whether a vacancy or contact person is legitimate, please reach out to us directly using the official contact details on our website.

5+ years' experience within Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or similar disciplines. 3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes administration in enterprise production environments. Strong experience with: Kubernetes, Helm, GitLab CI/CD, Argo CD, HashiCorp Vault, Docker / Container Technologies, Linux Administration, Bash and/or Python scripting, Git and Infrastructure Automation. Proven experience supporting microservices-based environments. Strong troubleshooting and production support capability. Experience working within highly regulated environments. Previous Banking or Financial Services experience. Strong Kubernetes and cloud-native platform engineering background. Experience working in production environments supporting business-critical applications.

Manage and support Kubernetes-based application platforms in production environments. Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment efficiency and reliability. Support development teams with application onboarding, deployment processes, and platform best practices. Implement and maintain GitOps practices for application delivery and infrastructure management. Ensure platform stability, scalability, performance, and security. Configure and manage secrets management solutions and secure application integrations. Investigate and resolve complex platform, infrastructure, and deployment issues. Contribute to automation initiatives and platform standardisation across the engineering landscape. Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement activities.