Associate Digital Platform Engineer

Our client is a health and life insurance provider.

Team – Platform Engineering

Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in our Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week.

We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role

• Practical Cloud Technology Knowledge
• Strong Automation Mindset
• Effective Technical Problem Solving

What this role is all about

We're looking for an Associate Digital Platform Engineer to join the Digital Operations team and support the operation and development of our client's hybrid cloud environment. The role will help maintain resilient, scalable and repeatable infrastructure services while building practical experience across cloud technologies, automation, operating systems and DevOps practices. Working alongside experienced engineers, the role will contribute to operational support, platform improvements, infrastructure upgrades and service migrations.

What you will be doing

• Support the day-to-day operation and maintenance of services across our client's hybrid cloud environment
• Complete operational tasks with guidance, following established processes and technical standards
• Investigate and report issues affecting platform services, contributing to effective troubleshooting and resolution
• Create and maintain tools and processes that improve operational efficiency and service reliability
• Support certificate management, API gateway management and reverse proxy management processes
• Contribute to infrastructure upgrades, platform migrations and technical implementation activity
• Assist with the management, maintenance and improvement of the DevOps toolchain and user access
• Work with the team to identify opportunities for greater automation through infrastructure as code
• Contribute to the design and delivery of straightforward platform services
• Build practical knowledge of cloud operations, application platforms and service design principles

What do you need to thrive?

• A genuine interest in automation, cloud technologies and continuous learning
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code concepts and tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, YAML or JSON
• Some experience managing Windows and Linux operating systems
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to manage competing tasks effectively
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• A constructive approach to feedback and continuous improvement
• Knowledge of AWS or GCP infrastructure management and exposure to Python, Java, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Bash or the AWS CLI would be advantageous
• A relevant computing degree or equivalent experience within an IT environment

So, what's in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning our client health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

If you are successful in your application and join us at our client, this is our promise to you, we will:

• Help you to be the healthiest you've ever been
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make our client a great place to be
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
• Be there for you when you need us
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.