TEKsystems
Senior Platform Engineer
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Description
Overview
Our client is seeking experienced Platform Engineers / Infrastructure Software Developer
The team requires engineers who can:
- Analyze complex existing codebases
- Understand how distributed systems operate at enterprise scale
- Improve software architecture and maintainability
- Deliver automation solutions
- Recommend long-term engineering improvements rather than tactical fixes
This is a highly technical role requiring a blend of:
- Software engineering
- Linux systems engineering
- Infrastructure automation
- Platform engineering
Key Responsibilities
Software Development & Modernization
- Modernize and refactor internally developed infrastructure tooling
- Analyze existing code and remediate identified issues
- Improve maintainability, scalability, and performance of legacy applications
- Drive engineering best practices across platform development
Infrastructure Automation
- Build automation solutions across virtualization and compute environments
- Develop tooling to support platform operations and lifecycle management
- Improve efficiency through automation and orchestration
Platform Engineering
- Support engineering initiatives across:
- Virtualization platforms
- Compute infrastructure
- Server hardware management
- Contribute to enterprise-scale platform improvements
CI/CD & DevOps
- Improve existing deployment pipelines
- Support modern software delivery practices
- Drive adoption of automation and engineering standards
Technical Problem Solving
- Investigate root causes rather than implementing tactical fixes
- Recommend architectural improvements
- Contribute to long-term platform strategy
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Required Skills
Software Engineering
Must have strong experience with:
- Python
- Perl
- Object-oriented programming
- Code refactoring
- Software design principles
Candidates must be comfortable:
- Reading large and complex codebases
- Understanding code written by others
- Identifying technical debt
- Improving existing applications
Linux & Systems Engineering
Strong understanding of:
- Linux operating systems
- Linux development environments
- Distributed systems
- Threads and processes
- Systems performance
- Infrastructure architecture
Must understand how software interacts with underlying infrastructure.
Infrastructure & Networking
Working knowledge of:
- Storage technologies
- Network protocols
- Enterprise server infrastructure
- Compute environments
DevOps & Automation
Experience with:
- Jenkins
- GitHub
- CI/CD pipelines
- Source code management
- Automated testing
Nice to Have
Particularly attractive experience includes:
- VMware automation
- VMware APIs
- vSphere environments
- Virtualization engineering
- Enterprise hardware engineering
- Large-scale data centre environments
Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer
Location: Glasgow, UK
Job Type: Contract
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands.
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