Platform Engineer

Successful applicants must be able to work in a Central Bristol location a minimum 3 days per week! About the Role Signature Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an innovative, high-growth organisation in the search for a Platform. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of critical infrastructure and data systems that support cutting-edge operations and business growth. As a Platform Engineer, you will inherit a modern technical environment and play a key role in maintaining, improving and evolving core systems. You'll work closely with technical specialists and operational teams to ensure reliability, scalability and performance. Key Responsibilities

• Own, operate and improve the organisation's time-series data platform
• Maintain and extend infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, Docker and GitOps approaches
• Manage edge devices and on-site collection systems
• Build and maintain monitoring and observability tools
• Support integration between hardware, control systems and software platforms
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks What We're Looking For
• Strong experience in Systems, Infrastructure, Platform or DevOps Engineering
• Strong Linux administration and networking skills
• Experience with Docker, Terraform/OpenTofu and CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to cloud platforms and on-premise infrastructure
• Understanding of SQL databases, MQTT or similar messaging technologies
• A pragmatic, curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
• Comfortable working across teams and taking ownership of critical systems Location & Working Hours
• Bristol
• Flexible hybrid working with an expectation of 2-3 days onsite
• Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
• Parking available Why Join?
• Genuine ownership of business-critical systems
• Varied work across cloud, infrastructure, data and hardware environments
• Opportunity to shape technical direction and future architecture
• Join a mission-driven, innovative organisation with ambitious growth plans
• Supportive team environment with freedom to learn and develop Call to Action