Project description We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer / Senior Platform Engineer with strong hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes-based platforms, CI/CD automation, and modern deployment tooling. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience within DevOps, with proven expertise in designing, maintaining, and optimising scalable infrastructure and delivery pipelines. This role requires a senior-level engineer who can work independently, support complex production environments, and collaborate effectively with engineering, architecture, security, and operations teams. Responsibilities Design, build, maintain, and optimise cloud-native DevOps platforms and deployment workflows. Manage and support Kubernetes-based environments, particularly on AWS EKS. Implement and maintain GitOps-based deployment processes using ArgoCD. Work with service mesh technologies such as Istio to support secure and reliable service-to-service communication. Develop, maintain, and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GitLab / GitLab Pipelines. Support Java-based application build and deployment processes using Maven and Spring Boot tooling. Manage AWS infrastructure components Troubleshoot and improve platform reliability, deployment performance, network connectivity, and application delivery processes. Apply strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, routing, load balancing, and traffic management. Perform Linux administration, scripting, automation, and operational support activities. Drive CI/CD optimisation, pipeline orchestration, and automation improvements. Collaborate with development, QA, architecture, and security teams to ensure efficient and secure software delivery. Promote best practices around containerisation, infrastructure automation, observability, and DevSecOps. Skills Must have Senior-level DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience within DevOps Strong experience with ArgoCD Strong experience with Istio Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, especially: EKS EC2 S3 ALB NLB VPC Strong experience with GitLab and GitLab Pipelines Experience with Java build tooling, including Maven and ideally Spring Boot Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including: DNS routing load balancing ingress/egress traffic flows Strong Linux administration and scripting skills Proven experience in CI/CD optimisation and pipeline orchestration Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure, deployment, and application delivery issues Strong communication skills and ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Nice to have n/a Other Languages English: B2 Upper Intermediate Seniority Senior