Kubernetes Platform Engineer
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £450 to £550 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, London, WC2N 5DU |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Guidant Group |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | mph/125_1772727706 |
Summary
Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Location: London
Contract Type: 12 Months
About the Role
Guidant Global is supporting our client in hiring a highly skilled Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design, deploy and optimise scalable, resilient Kubernetes‑based solutions across modern cloud environments.
This is an exciting, hands‑on engineering role where you'll collaborate with DevOps, software development and security teams to ensure seamless deployment, management and monitoring of containerised applications.
If you're passionate about cloud‑native engineering, automation and modern infrastructure design, this is an opportunity to make a major impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement and maintain Kubernetes clusters in cloud environments
- Develop and automate CI/CD pipelines to streamline application delivery
- Monitor, analyse and optimise cluster performance, reliability, scalability and security
- Create and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests
- Implement service mesh solutions and ingress controllers
- Ensure high‑availability, backup and disaster‑recovery strategies for mission‑critical workloads
- Work closely with developers to containerise applications and troubleshoot deployment issues
- Maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code using tools such as Terraform
- Stay ahead of Kubernetes ecosystem updates and recommend best‑practice improvements
Top Skills & Experience (in order of priority)
- Kubernetes - CKA certification highly desirable
- Cloud expertise (Azure, AWS or GCP)
- Container technologies (Docker, container runtimes, orchestration concepts)
- Monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals - DNS, load balancing, firewalls
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Strong hands‑on experience designing and maintaining Kubernetes environments
- Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and cloud‑native patterns
- Experience working with CI/CD tooling and automated deployment workflows
- Knowledge of containerisation concepts and best practices
- Familiarity with monitoring, alerting and performance‑tuning of distributed systems
- Good understanding of networking principles as they relate to Kubernetes and cloud environments
Nice to Have
- Experience with GitOps workflows and tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
- Knowledge of serverless technologies
- Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
- Understanding of DevSecOps concepts and secure deployment practices
Who You Are
You're a proactive, technically curious engineer who enjoys designing robust cloud‑native platforms, solving complex problems and improving reliability at scale. You're collaborative, thoughtful and comfortable working across teams to deliver modern, resilient infrastructure solutions.
Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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