Team17 Digital

Computer Games

SeniorPlatformEngineer

£75–110k ~AI est. Wakefield, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Platform Engineer at Team17 Digital. Skills: Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Automation, CI/CD. Support platform services. Maintain platform services”

Industry & Context.

Computer Games
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Problem-solving skills; Root-cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience supporting platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud engineering, Infrastructure experience across Windows and/or Linux, Experience working with cloud platforms, Experience with virtualisation technologies, Experience supporting CI/CD platforms and automation tooling, Scripting and automation experience, Experience with Infrastructure as Code, Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, Experience supporting business-critical systems, Ability to work with development teams, Documentation skills, Project skills, Communication skills

Nice to Have

Experience administering source control platforms, Experience supporting CI/CD platforms, Experience with monitoring and observability platforms, Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or container-based platforms, Experience with package management platforms, Experience supporting software development environments, Experience migrating services to cloud platforms, Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles

What You'll Do.

Support platform services

Maintain platform services

Improve platform services

Administer infrastructure

Support infrastructure

Assist with service migration

Assist with service modernisation

Support backup activities

Support disaster recovery activities

Support resilience activities

Manage platform services

Manage supporting infrastructure

Contribute to platform standardisation

Contribute to operational improvements

Support CI/CD platforms

Support development tooling

Identify automation opportunities

Improve operational efficiency

Assist with Infrastructure as Code

Assist with platform configuration management

Improve repeatability

Improve documentation

Improve operational consistency

Support operational dashboards

Troubleshoot infrastructure issues

Troubleshoot cloud issues

Troubleshoot platform issues

Resolve infrastructure issues

Resolve platform issues

Participate in incident response

Participate in root-cause analysis

Participate in service improvement

Improve platform reliability

Improve platform resilience

Improve operational performance

Maintain technical documentation

Maintain operational procedures

Support escalated platform issues

Drive continuous improvement

Act as senior technical contributor

Lead platform improvement initiatives

Work closely with development teams

Understand development requirements

Improve platform services

Support junior engineers

Promote best practices

Contribute to platform roadmaps

Contribute to technical decision-making

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Platform Engineering team; IT Operations; Development teams; Studio stakeholders; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Technical documentation; Communication skills

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

**About the Role** We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join our Platform Engineering function. This hands-on technical role focuses on the platforms, infrastructure, automation, and tooling that support our development teams and business operations. The successful candidate will help maintain, improve, and modernise our platform estate across cloud services, infrastructure, monitoring, automation, CI/CD, and operational tooling. The role will work closely with Platform Engineering, IT Operations, development teams, and studio stakeholders to improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency. **What You'll Be Doing** **Platform & Infrastructure** · Support, maintain, and improve platform services used across the business. · Administer and support infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments. · Assist with the migration and modernisation of services from on-premises infrastructure to cloud platforms. · Support backup, disaster recovery, and resilience activities for critical systems. · Manage and improve platform services, tooling, and supporting infrastructure. · Contribute to platform standardisation and operational improvements. **Automation & CI/CD** · Support and improve CI/CD platforms and development tooling. · Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve operational efficiency. · Develop and maintain scripts and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies. · Assist with Infrastructure as Code and platform configuration management. · Improve repeatability, documentation, and operational consistency across platform services. **Observability, Support & Reliability** · Support monitoring, alerting, and operational dashboards across platform services. · Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, cloud, and platform issues. · Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and service improvement activities. · Improve platform reliability, resilience, and operational per

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