Senior Platform Engineer

Full-Time · Hybrid · Reading(UK) or surrounding areas Do you thrive on solving infrastructure challenges and designing resilient systems? Are you excited by the idea of being the first dedicated DevOps/Platform Engineer in a growing, high-impact team? Looking for an opportunity where your decisions shape the future of development, deployment, and monitoring infrastructure? A Unique Career Opportunity Our client is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to take ownership of a broad, stimulating technical landscape that blends infrastructure automation, monitoring, deployment strategy, and CI/CD tooling. You will be the first dedicated Platform professional in the team, stepping into a high-impact role previously shared between software engineers and IT specialists. This is your opportunity to shape foundational systems that support ambitious engineering and scientific innovation. Why This Role is Great In this role, you'll enjoy: Autonomy from day one as you take ownership of the infrastructure that empowers software development, testing, and deployment Impactful collaboration with engineers and domain experts to improve productivity, tooling, and monitoring Creative problem-solving by designing scalable and secure deployment solutions for both on-site and remote systems Modern tooling and infrastructure where you will help evolve and manage a powerful technology stack that spans hardware, software, and cloud integrations You’ll play a vital role in building and maintaining the backbone of our client’s growing platform. It’s varied, technical, and ideal for someone who enjoys working across DevOps, systems engineering, and infrastructure-as-code. The Stack You’ll Work With Here’s a flavour of the tools and technologies you’ll get your hands on: Languages : Python, Rust, shell scripting Automation : Ansible (preferred), Infrastructure-as-Code practices Monitoring : Grafana, InfluxDB (self-hosted) CI/CD : GitHub Actions, local custom runners for hardware-based testing Infrastructure : Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Mosquitto Environments : Ubuntu Linux, Windows, WSL, on-prem and hybrid systems About You You're someone who enjoys taking ownership of infrastructure and enabling great engineering through robust systems. You’ll bring: 5+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or a similar role Proven experience with Linux system administration and scripting Comfort working across CI/CD pipelines , containerised environments , and monitoring tools A security-first mindset with best practices built into your workflow Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams Bonus experience (not required): Familiarity with hardware-based testing environments Experience in environments with custom runners or complex deployment patterns Exposure to multi-OS development environments (Windows, Linux, WSL) We’re open to those with transferable skills. If you’ve worked in complex environments or led DevOps functions from the ground up, we’d love to hear from you. What’s in It for You? Competitive salary with equity options and performance bonuses Flexible hybrid working model Generous annual leave Private medical and dental insurance (for you and your family) The opportunity to shape infrastructure at a company on a significant growth journey Work with brilliant people in an inclusive and ambitious culture Inclusion & Belonging At Humand Talent and our client, diversity is more than a value, it’s a strength . We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, age, or any other status. If you believe you bring something valuable to this role, even if you don’t meet every bullet point, please apply. Talent and potential matter more than ticking every box.