Job Description
**Senior Platform Engineer** Design, implement, and manage Infrastructure As Code (IAC) for cloud-based data platforms, working with agile delivery teams to engineer high-quality solutions. **Job Description** As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and managing our Infra As Code eco-system underpinning our cloud-based data platform. You will enable our CI/CD pipelines to build out complex data flows and processes, help support the monitoring and telemetry for the performance of our data pipelines and APIs, identify issues, and implement solutions. **Key Responsibilities:** * Design, develop, and manage our Infra As Code eco-system * Enable our CI/CD pipelines to build out complex data flows and processes * Support the monitoring and telemetry for the performance of our data pipelines and APIs * Identify issues and implement solutions * Implement and manage security tools and standard processes to ensure a secure environment * Advocate and drive automation, and maintain metrics, logs, and reports * Continuously improve the system architecture to ensure it supports the growth and technical advancements of the bank **Requirements:** * 7+ years of experience as a Platform Engineer managing Infra As Code for cloud-based data platforms * Deep technical knowledge in Cloud Technologies and Architecture, preferably AWS * Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools like Terraform/OpenTofu or equivalent * Experience of DevOps tools & technologies such as Jenkins, GIT, Bitbucket, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Docker, and Kubernetes * Proficiency in any scripting language such as Python or Groovy * Solid experience in working with Kafka ecosystem (Kafka Brokers, Connect, Zookeeper) and Apache Nifi * Knowledge of cloud technologies AWS/Azure/GCP like AWS - S3, EC2, EKS, ELK, IAM, VPC, EBS, KMS * Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools like Splunk, Grafana, ELK stack, or CloudWatch **Nice to Have:** * Knowledge of Cloudera CDP including components such as Cloudera Streams Messaging (CSM), Cloudera Data Engineering (CDE), Cloudera Data Warehouse (CDW), Operational Datastore (ODS), and Cloudera Machine Learning (CML) * Good knowledge of managing REST APIs * Understanding and knowledge of AI infrastructure required to support the deployment, management, and fine-tuning of Large Language Models (LLM's) * Familiarity and willingness to learn more about Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing * Understanding of networking concepts like VPCs, subnets, firewalls, and load balancing * Understanding of security concepts and tools, including identity and access management, encryption, and security groups **About the Team:** Our growing and exciting Data Solutions Engineering team provides the engineering services for the Group's Operational Data store, Enterprise Data Warehouse, and Enterprise Data Lake. We sit within the Group Data & Analytics Office, which is the core team for all things data in the bank. We deliver the data elements to support Digital, Customer, Regulatory, and other change initiatives that drive the Group's transformation agenda. **Benefits:** * Work from home * Flexible working hours * 25 days annual leave * Excellent pension contributions * Family-friendly policies * Employee assistance program * WebDoctor * Financial wellbeing coaches * Opportunities for professional development and growth