Sr. Platform Engineer

Posted 11/05/2026 by Ascendion

Location:
Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Salary/Rate:
£55,000 - £70,000/annum

We at Ascendion are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer with a strong background in cloud-native technologies and containerized environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, and service mesh technologies.

Full-time role with Ascendion
3 days onsite - Chester

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure container platforms using OpenShift and Kubernetes
  • Implement and manage service mesh architectures (e.g., Istio, Linkerd, or similar)
  • Support release engineering and messaging systems such as RabbitMQ
  • Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and services using Node.js
  • Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD pipelines and platform reliability
  • Apply application construct experience, including performance optimization and implementation of security best practices (e.g., secure coding, threat mitigation, and system hardening)
Type:
Permanent
Start Date:
June 2026
Contract Length:
Fulltime
Job Reference:
Sr. Platform Engineer
Job ID:
225095140

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