Platform Engineer

Harrington Starr — United Kingdom · Posted ~4 hours ago

Senior Contract £350-500/day

Skills

Kubernetes Terraform GitLab CI/CD Cloud Networking Infrastructure as Code NGINX

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A financial technology organization is seeking a platform engineer for a critical infrastructure modernization project. The role focuses on Kubernetes automation, infrastructure as code, networking, security improvements, and platform reliability.

Highlights

Short-term high-impact contract with strong ownership, autonomy, and opportunity to modernize cloud infrastructure and automation practices.

Description

Platform Engineer – Kubernetes & Terraform (Fintech) £350-500/day Outside IR35 - 8 Weeks duration. You'll be working as a Platform Engineer to modernise and automate its Kubernetes estate for a Fintech that works with Asset Managers, Hedgefunds and Investment Banks. This is a high-impact contract focused on replacing manual infrastructure management with Infrastructure as Code, improving platform security, and upgrading cluster networking. You'll own: Terraform modules for clusters, DNS and RBACGitLab CI/CD automationGateway API implementation and NGINX retirementCluster observability and monitoringKubernetes networking, routing and access controlsPlatform documentation and architecture standards Key skills: KubernetesTerraform module developmentGitLab CI/CDGateway API / IngressCloud networking (VPC, DNS, subnets)Platform engineering in production environments Why join? OUTSIDE IR35Immediate startDrive critical platform transformationHigh level of ownership and autonomyModern cloud-native environmentImmediate impact on engineering strategy To apply – click the link or email Barry.Ansell@HarringtonStarr.com for a faster response