Platform Engineer

Department: Infrastructure

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London

Description

We are seeking a Platform Engineer with extensive experience in colocation data centre environments. This role will focus on designing, implementing, and maintaining automation frameworks to manage infrastructure, network, and hardware provisioning efficiently. The successful candidate will be instrumental in reducing manual tasks, increasing operational efficiency, and ensuring the scalability of infrastructure through automation best practices. This role requires international travel to data centre locations and hands-on involvement in physical racking, cabling, and provisioning of server, storage, and networking equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Data Centre Operations & Hardware Management

Perform hands-on work in colocation (colo) data centres, including racking and cabling servers, switches and storage.
Troubleshoot and optimize data centre operations, addressing issues related to performance, hardware failures, and automation anomalies
Manage the full hardware lifecycle from procurement to decommissioning.
Handle firmware updates and ensure optimal performance of hardware infrastructure.
Ensure structured cabling best practices for power, network, and storage connectivity to maintain operational efficiency and uptime.
Strong networking skills and experience troubleshooting networking issues

Infrastructure Automation & Configuration Management

Use Terraform, Packer, and Ansible to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration of baremetal servers and VMs.
Maintain RHEL and VMware ESX environments with best practices.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline infrastructure deployments.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to ensure consistency and scalability.

Security & Compliance

Ensure compliance with security policies, industry standards, and best practices through automation-driven enforcement
Regularly rebuild/patch systems to mitigate security vulnerabilities.
Conduct audits and implement controls to comply with industry standards and regulations.

Scripting & Automation

Write and maintain automation scripts in Python and Bash to streamline operations
Develop custom tooling to enhance system monitoring and operational efficiency.
Troubleshoot and optimise automation workflows to improve reliability and performance.
Maintain documentation and version control of all automation scripts and configurations.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required Qualifications

Data Centre Expertise: 5+ years hands on experience working in colo data centres, racking and cabling servers/switches and performing hardware diagnostics
Strong Linux administration skills (RHEL preferred)
Firm understanding of docker
Experience with deploying/managing standard DevOps tools (eg. GitLab/GitHub, Artifactory/Nexus, Grafana/Prometheus)
Ability to write infrastructure automation scripts with python and bash
Understanding of storage concepts (Block/Object)

Nice to Have Qualifications:

Experience working in hybrid cloud environment (AWS)
Hands on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD

Personal Attributes and Key Outcomes

Personal Attributes

Clear communication – explains technical concepts concisely and effectively
Adaptability – adjusts to new technologies and unexpected challenges
Analytical thinking – breaks down complex issues logically and methodically
Decision-making – balances speed and accuracy when making technical decisions
Collaboration over competition – prioritises team success over individual wins
Accountability – follows through on commitments and owns mistakes
Patience – supports teammates as they learn or troubleshoot issues
Open to feedback – accepts and applies suggestions for improvement
Growth mindset – always looks for ways to improve skills and workflows
Proactiveness – takes initiative instead of waiting for instructions

Key Outcomes

Success in a Platform Engineer role at iSAM isn’t just about writing great code—it’s about building relationships, problem-solving, and making a lasting impact on the team and business.

Contributes to a positive, inclusive team culture where knowledge sharing is the norm
Improves automation frameworks, reducing manual effort and deployment risks
Fixes issues swiftly and documents solutions for future reference
Takes full responsibility for automation scripts, CI/CD pipelines and IaC tools
Recognised by peers and leadership as a reliable resource for automation challenges
Trusted to make informed decisions that align with team and company goal

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