Remote Platform Engineer

Description:

• Civica is a software company that provides critical services for citizens globally, serving over 5,000 public bodies and 100 million citizens.
• The company aims to be a GovTech champion, supporting the needs of citizens and public sector organizations.
• The Platform Engineer will be part of Civica’s Field Engineering team, enabling product development teams to adopt and thrive on the internal developer platform.
• Responsibilities include consulting product engineers and managers, collaborating with platform engineering teams, improving older tech stacks, and acting as a subject matter expert.
• The role requires a blend of engineering expertise, communication, and collaboration to empower teams to deliver value to citizens effectively.

Requirements:

• Candidates must be knowledgeable and experienced yet flexible, valuing strong opinions that are loosely held.
• Comfort with ambiguity is essential.
• Enjoyment in mentoring colleagues is required.
• Ability to collaborate closely and work independently is necessary.
• Effective communication skills with both technical and non-technical colleagues are a must.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, K8s Operators, Docker, CI/CD, scripting and automation, Linux administration, monitoring, networking, security, and DevOps concepts and practices is required.
• Experience in migrating VM-based architectures to cloud-native environments, proficiency in at least one DevOps-friendly programming language (such as Python or Go), and familiarity with large-scale Platform as a Service is preferred.

Benefits:

• Employees receive 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 10 extra days.
• Up to 3 extra days off for volunteering are provided through the Days of Difference program.
• The company offers a pension plan with a 5% employer match, income protection covering up to 75% of salary for long-term illness, life assurance of 4x salary, and critical illness cover of £25,000 (extendable to dependents).
• Health benefits include private medical insurance for fast access to healthcare, a health cash plan for claiming back therapies, and dental insurance for routine and emergency care.
• Employees can join affinity groups and receive rewards for referring friends through the Bounty Bonus program.
• Civica is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, ensuring fairness and transparency in the recruitment process.