Specialist Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

Darktrace
Cambridge
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

Design, build, and maintain foundational infrastructure, tooling, and automation to enable product teams to develop and deliver software efficiently. You will deploy and scale global cloud applications, specialize in Kubernetes and cloud-native tooling, and collaborate with development teams to ensure scalable, secure, and observable infrastructure while continuously improving processes and security practices.

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Darktrace
Darktrace
4 months ago

Specialist Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

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Job Summary

Design, build, and maintain foundational infrastructure, tooling, and automation to enable product teams to develop and deliver software efficiently. You will deploy and scale global cloud applications, specialize in Kubernetes and cloud-native tooling, and collaborate with development teams to ensure scalable, secure, and observable infrastructure while continuously improving processes and security practices.
Location: Cambridge
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build foundational infrastructure, tooling, and automation that product teams rely on to develop and deliver software efficiently.
  • •Deploy and scale global cloud applications, focusing on container orchestration with Kubernetes and cloud-native tools to ensure reliability, observability, and performance.
  • •Collaborate with development teams to ensure infrastructure meets requirements and promotes scalable application practices; coordinate changes across components.
  • •Promote security practices and coach users on best practices; design solutions with security controls to mitigate threats; analyze security implications of infrastructure decisions.
  • •Stay updated with technology advances and drive automation and optimization to improve development processes and operational efficiency.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceLife InsurancePensionHolidayBirthday Off

Key Requirements

  • •Proficiency in Python or scripting/application development
  • •Experience with infrastructure provisioning tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation, and IaC methodologies
  • •Understanding of networking and security concepts; ability to analyze patterns in logs and behavior
  • •Experience with CI systems such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
  • •Strong communication skills and fluency in English (written and spoken)
Experience:CybersecurityCloudAI
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonTerraformCloudFormationIaCKubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsCI/CD

Company Brief

Darktrace
Develops AI-driven cybersecurity solutions that detect, respond to, and neutralize cyber threats across cloud, email, network, and endpoint environments using machine learning and anomaly detection to protect enterprises globally.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Founded: 2013
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