Junior Platform Engineer

Do you enjoy working on critical data platforms that support enterprise-wide processes? In this role, you'll operate at the heart of a global reference data platform, combining DevOps engineering, cloud technologies, and operational excellence. You'll work end-to-end on systems that must be reliable, observable, and secure-while continuously improving how they run in production.

As a Junior Platform Engineer, you will be part of a multidisciplinary Business DevOps squad responsible for a global reference data platform used across multiple business domains. The platform serves as a trusted source of record, distributing reference data through web interfaces, APIs, and file-based solutions.

You will contribute across the full software lifecycle; from refining backlog items and supporting deployments to monitoring live environments and resolving incidents. A strong focus lies on platform stability, automation, and operational resilience in a complex enterprise environment.

Key highlights of the role:

• End-to-end ownership of platform operations and reliability

• Hands-on DevOps work in a cloud-native environment

• Exposure to large-scale data distribution and mission-critical systems

• Hybrid working model with strong learning opportunities

You are a pragmatic Platform Engineer who enjoys keeping systems stable, scalable, and well-monitored. You are comfortable balancing operational work with continuous improvement and enjoy collaborating within a DevOps team.

You bring:

• Experience working in an agile, corporate DevOps environment (Scrum/DevOps)

• Comfort with repetitive operational tasks while managing multiple priorities

• A strong sense of ownership during incidents and production issues

• The ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Flexibility to participate in standby/on-call rotations when needed

• Linux environments and shell scripting

• Azure DevOps (Backlogs, Pipelines, Repositories)

• Ansible for automation and configuration management

• Kubernetes and Docker

• Observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus)

• Network and security fundamentals, including SSL/TLS configuration

• Java development background

• Experience with IT risk or control environments

• Oracle databases

• Universal Automation Center

• Hybrid working model

• MacBook provided

• A collaborative and professional working environment

• Access to learning and development platforms

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