IT Platform Engineer

Company: Littlefish
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Location: Nottingham
Job Description:

Salary: £70,000 – 70,000 per year

Requirements

  • We require experience in a platform or infrastructure engineering role.
  • We require strong Azure knowledge across IaaS, PaaS, and cloud-native services.
  • We require hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform, with Bicep also considered.
  • We require experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
  • We require a solid understanding of identity, including Entra ID and Active Directory.
  • We require a solid understanding of networking and security.
  • We require experience with SaaS and PaaS integrations.
  • We require experience with containerisation, including Docker and Azure Container Apps.
  • We require strong scripting skills, with PowerShell essential.
  • We require comfort working across Windows and basic Linux environments.
  • We require experience working within structured environments such as incident, change, and problem management.
  • We require that candidates be eligible for SC Clearance and NPPV2 clearance, and be a UK resident for the last 5 years.
  • We prefer familiarity with vulnerability management and security configuration across cloud environments.
  • We prefer exposure to Kubernetes and AKS.
  • We prefer experience with GitOps or automation tooling such as Ansible, Flux, or ArgoCD.
  • We prefer Azure certifications such as AZ-104 and AZ-400 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

  • We design, build, and manage Azure platforms using Infrastructure as Code.
  • We own complex incidents, changes, and escalations across customer environments.
  • We drive improvements in automation, security, and platform consistency.
  • We support vulnerability management and security configuration across cloud environments.
  • We drive observability across cloud services using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
  • We act as a technical escalation point for engineers across the team.
  • We contribute to technical roadmaps, best practice, and standards.
  • We lead or support onboarding of new customers and complex projects.
  • We produce design documentation and contribute to pre-sales and solution shaping.
  • We build trusted advisor relationships with key customers and help them get more from their platforms.
  • We balance hands‑on technical delivery with thought leadership and mentoring.
  • We mentor and support other engineers.
  • We prioritise and manage multiple workstreams.

Technologies

  • Active Directory
  • Ansible
  • ArgoCD
  • Azure
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • Docker
  • GitHub
  • GitOps
  • IaaS
  • Support
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux
  • PaaS
  • PowerShell
  • Security
  • Terraform
  • Windows

Company Overview

We are Littlefish, a collaborative and high‑performing team looking for people who want to make a real difference and help us grow. We are hiring an IT Platform Engineer to join our Infrastructure team, working at the heart of our client environments and cloud platforms. This is a hybrid role based in Nottingham or Sheffield, with one day per week in the office and Wednesday as our current team collaboration day. We offer a salary of up to £70,000, a £1,000 referral bonus scheme, access to LinkedIn Learning, a healthcare cash plan with online GP appointments and counsellor access, a casual dress policy, company pension scheme, company social events, 25 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays, and an annual leave purchase scheme. Our values are high performance, passion, a can‑do attitude, and cyber consciousness, and we are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and feel supported.

last updated 26 week of 2026

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Posted: June 28th, 2026