[Hiring] Platform Engineer @Vesta Software Group

Role Description

As a Platform Engineer, you will join the team responsible for the availability, security and evolution of Kahootz's AWS-based SaaS platform. You will operate and troubleshoot production services, automate and modernise the platform, and help deliver repeatable environments for new markets and specialist customer requirements. You will work closely with R&D, DevOps and operational colleagues, share ownership of business-critical platform knowledge, and contribute to architecture decisions for integrations and future platform capabilities. The role offers broad technical exposure and meaningful ownership, with support for continued learning and development.

Please note, applicants must be UK based and eligible for UK security clearance.

Qualifications

• A degree in computer science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with a customer-first mindset.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical decisions.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a small, collaborative team.
• A sound understanding of software delivery lifecycles, SaaS operations and DevOps practices.
• Awareness of secure engineering, operational risk and compliance principles.
• Familiarity with version control and team collaboration tools such as GitHub and Jira.
• Curiosity, good judgement and a willingness to learn, including responsible use of automation and AI-assisted tools.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting production workloads in AWS.
• A good understanding of Linux systems, Networking principles and protocols, and cloud infrastructure.
• Practical experience with core AWS services such as Route53, EC2, RDS, S3, EFS, ECS, ACM, WAF.
• Scripting and coding skills in Bash, Ansible, Python, or a comparable language.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred), configuration management and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with container workflows and Kubernetes deployments.
• Experience with monitoring, logging and incident, problem or change-management practices.
• Exposure to security, compliance, and vulnerability management with tools like CrowdStrike, Rapid7, SecurityScorecard, etc.
• Experience in a SaaS or software-delivery environment is desirable.
• Experience working effectively in a remote or distributed team is desirable.

Company Description

Available since 2003, our award-winning Kahootz cloud collaboration service is one of most widely adopted sovereign SaaS solutions across the UK government.

We are serious about cyber-security and protecting your data. In addition to regular, independent certification of our business operations and cloud security controls, you’ll be pleased to learn that Kahootz is one of the few cloud services that have been accredited by security conscious Government departments such as the UK’s Ministry of Defence and Department of Health for their most sensitive projects.

Building on these impressive credentials, Kahootz is now used by hundreds of thousands of people across public sector organisations, enterprises and non-for-profits to find smarter, safer, ways of working in the cloud.