Automation & Platform Engineer

Automation / Platform Engineer - SC Cleared 

Inside IR35 - 6 month contract - Hybrid 

My client is seeking to recruit an SC Cleared Automation / Platform Engineer within this role you  will focus on upgrading enterprise applications across the estate and support with the design of future upgrades aligned to the growth strategy.

For this role you will have hands-on experience upgrading applications across a range of technologies in Windows and Linux environments, ideally gained in other large-scale organisations. Supported by strong automation skills, you will join a team aligned to streamlining and standardise application and infrastructure upgrades. 

Core Activities: 

Plan, coordinate and deliver application upgrades, migrations and platform refresh activities
Ensure applications remain compliant with vendor support and security requirements
Administer applications deployed across Windows and Linux environments
Troubleshoot application, Middleware and infrastructure issues
Maintain operational documentation and runbooks
Identify opportunities to automate manual operational processes
Develop automation using PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible or similar tools
Build and maintain CI/CD deployment pipelines
Promote IAC along with DevOps best practices
Essential Experience: 

Strong experience administering enterprise applications on both Windows and Linux
Experience delivering application and platform upgrades in production environments
Experience with Scripting and automation using PowerShell, Bash, Python or similar tools
Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible
Experience with application Servers, Middleware and databases
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed