MCS Group is looking for an experienced Contract Platform Engineer to join our client’s team for an initial 3-6 month contract. As Contract Platform Engineer, you will bring your experience of building infrastructure from scratch and make an impact on this client from day one. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud technologies, who has experience building infrastructure from scratch in previous contracts.
The Role:
This Platform Engineer will design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure infrastructure solutions using Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker.
You will take ownership of the end-to-end infrastructure setup, ensuring reliability, security, and performance.
It is vital that this Platform Engineer works closely with development and operations teams to support CI/CD pipelines and automation strategies.
The client works with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) so experience with GCO is preferred, although experience with AWS is also acceptable.
You will troubleshoot infrastructure issues and optimise cloud-based solutions.
The Person:
It is essential that you can clearly demonstrate where you have previously built infrastructure from scratch.
Solid experience of Terraform and experience using it in production environments is essential.
Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes and Docker for container orchestration and management is also required.
This contract also requires in-depth cloud experience, ideally with GCP, although AWS experience will also be considered.
Duration: 3-6 months
Location: Client is located in Northern Ireland, however may consider contractors working remotely from elsewhere in the UK.
IR35: Inside
Day Rate: Competitive, based on experience
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Jill Johnston, Head of IT Contracts, at MCS Group +442896 935509
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