Platform Engineer

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Reference:BH-2191

Sector:DevOps / Cloud

Salary:£45,000 to £50,000 Per Annum

Benefits:0

Town/City:Bedford

Contract Type:Permanent

Platform Engineer | £50,000 – £52,000 | Remote with Bedford visits | UK-Based | EdTech

Join a growing EdTech company making maths fun and accessible for millions of children worldwide. We’re looking for a Platform Engineer to help scale and support the infrastructure behind some exciting educational games, used by over 10 million students.

What You’ll Do
  • Manage and improve hybrid infrastructure (on-prem + AWS)
  • Administer Ubuntu/Linux servers and system configurations
  • Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
  • Work with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration
  • Manage MySQL databases, Redis caching, and BullMQ job queues
  • Monitor and secure systems with tools like Sentry and Grafana
  • Support application deployments and disaster recovery processes
  • Collaborate with developers to improve DevOps practices
What We’re Looking For
  • 3+ years experience in Platform, DevOps, or Infrastructure roles
  • Strong Linux sysadmin and scripting (Bash, Python, or similar)
  • Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code tools
  • Solid MySQL and Redis knowledge
  • Confident troubleshooting distributed systems
  • Strong communicator and team player
Nice to Have
  • Familiarity with BullMQ and queue systems
  • Sentry, Grafana, or centralised logging experience
  • Experience with Cloudflare and AWS
  • Exposure to PHP/Node.js deployments
  • Certifications (Kubernetes, AWS, Linux)
Tech Stack

Ubuntu/Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, MySQL, Redis, BullMQ, GitHub Actions, Cloudflare, AWS, Ansible, Terraform, Sentry, CI/CD pipelines

Benefits
  • £45,000 - £50,000 salary
  • Hybrid working at their office in Bedford
  • Pension + gym membership or private health insurance
  • Free mental health support via Open Up

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