Skills

Python CI/CD DevOps Docker Kubernetes Monitoring Training git AWS CI/CD Pipelines Terraform Prometheus Grafana Infrastructure as Code

Job Specifications

Platform Engineer - London, Liverpool Street (Hybrid)

Key techstack: AWS / Terraform

Salary: £85,000 - 100,000

Location: Liverpool Street, London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Salary: Competitive + strong benefits + training budget

Company: Global Financial Services

The Opportunity

Sitting within a high-impact Platform Engineering function, you’ll work across development and operations teams to remove bottlenecks in software delivery, advocate for DevOps culture, and build tools that enable engineering teams to ship software rapidly and reliably.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in automation-heavy environments and enjoys solving infrastructure challenges with clean code, modern DevOps tooling, and a collaborative mindset.

Why Join?

Global Financial Organisation: Work at a well-established, forward-thinking brokerage.
Flexible Hybrid Working: 3 days a week in the London office.
Ongoing Development: Access to paid training and certifications.
Great Benefits: Up to 6% matched pension, private family healthcare, life insurance, long-term sick cover.
Excellent Discretionary Bonus Scheme
Challenging Projects: Be part of building scalable, cloud-native infrastructure used across the business.

Your Role

Design, build, and support cloud and on-premise infrastructure (primarily AWS).
Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Git and Python.
Implement Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform.
Manage containerised environments with Docker or Kubernetes.
Collaborate with dev teams to improve observability, deployment processes, and platform reliability.
Build observability and monitoring solutions using Grafana, integrating key metrics to support proactive platform operations.
Create and enforce internal standards for infrastructure, CI/CD, and security.
Automate operational tasks to streamline development workflows.

What We're Looking For

4+ years of hands-on Platform Engineering or DevOps experience.
Proven ability to manage and secure applications in AWS.
Strong scripting skills with Python.
Solid understanding of containerisation concepts and how they support scalability, isolation, and portability in modern application deployment.
Familiarity with monitoring stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, etc.)
Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
Exposure to Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

For a confidential conversation, contact George Harris at Harrington Starr, or click "Apply" to start your application. Shape the future of platform engineering at a firm that values innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.

About the Company

Harrington Starr is a multi-award winning financial technology recruitment business based in London, Belfast and New York City. Founded in 2010, we are specialists in technology, change & transformation and sales recruitment and have helped clients and candidates across 5 continents. Our diverse range of clients include banks, hedge funds, vendors, service providers, payment providers, asset managers, start-ups, disruptors and many more. The one thing they have in common though is that they trust Harrington Starr with their... Know more