Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer | Bristol | £50,000 - £60,000 | Permanent

About the Role

Signature Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an innovative, high-growth organisation in the search for a Platform Engineer. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of critical infrastructure and data systems that support cutting-edge operations and business growth.

As a Platform Engineer, you will inherit a modern technical environment and play a key role in maintaining, improving and evolving core systems. You'll work closely with technical specialists and operational teams to ensure reliability, scalability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Own, operate and improve the organisation's time-series data platform
• Maintain and extend infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, Docker and GitOps approaches
• Manage edge devices and on-site collection systems
• Build and maintain monitoring and observability tools
• Support integration between hardware, control systems and software platforms
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience in Systems, Infrastructure, Platform or DevOps Engineering
• Strong Linux administration and networking skills
• Experience with Docker, Terraform/OpenTofu and CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to cloud platforms and on-premise infrastructure
• Understanding of SQL databases, MQTT or similar messaging technologies
• A pragmatic, curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
• Comfortable working across teams and taking ownership of critical systems

Location & Working Hours

• Bristol
• Flexible hybrid working with an expectation of 2-3 days onsite
• Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
• Parking available

Why Join?

• Genuine ownership of business-critical systems
• Varied work across cloud, infrastructure, data and hardware environments
• Opportunity to shape technical direction and future architecture
• Join a mission-driven, innovative organisation with ambitious growth plans
• Supportive team environment with freedom to learn and develop

Call to Action

If you're an experienced Platform Engineer looking for a role that offers real ownership, impact and variety, we'd love to hear from you. Contact Julianna Suki at Signature Recruitment today to discuss this Platform Engineer opportunity and take the next step in your career.