Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Description

What Makes us Different

The One Word GTM platform is highly configurable to fit the unique needs of each customer. Within our portfolio of stack solutions and a vast range of possible services we can seamlessly align to even the most complex supply chains.

We measure everything in the product ecosystem, including the world's physical products and their interaction with global trade. This allows us to accurately evaluate impact, resulting in more sustainable business decision making. Benefiting people, planet and profit.

How You'll Make an Impact as a Senior Platform Engineer

• Design, deploy, and maintain highly available, secure, and cost effective cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Leverage Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform to streamline deployments and reduce manual work.
• Ensure maximum uptime, performance, and scalability by implementing best practices in Site Reliability Engineering.
• Mentor engineers, advocate for DevOps culture, and drive improvements across development, security, and operations.
• Stay ahead of the curve by adopting the latest AWS services, observability tools (Grafana), and Kubernetes based architectures.
• Implement security best practices and governance controls to protect critical systems and data.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to support fast, efficient, and seamless software deployments.

Your efforts will ensure our applications meet the diverse needs of global supply chains, contributing to our mission of creating sustainable, technology-driven solutions for worldwide trade.

What We're Looking for from You

• Proven experience with AWS and deep understanding of cloud architecture best practices (AWS Well-Architected Framework).
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or similar tools.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes (EKS preferred), Docker, and ECS Fargate.
• Expertise with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps to enable fast and reliable releases.
• Strong experience with Python or Go, particularly for scripting and automation.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure challenges and mentor engineers.
• Experience implementing IAM roles, security groups, encryption, and compliance standards.
• Strong teamwork and stakeholder management skills.

Don't worry if you don't have everything in this list. We firmly believe in the power of hiring passionate people who are keen to learn. So if our business sounds of interest to you please get in touch!

Our Culture

Life at One World celebrates diversity and fosters collaboration through a vibrant workplace culture. We are proud to be ahead of industry D&I stats, with one in three One Worldians being female, and we celebrate a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Regular social events bring our workforce together, creating a united and inclusive environment. These gatherings provide opportunities for employees to share their unique backgrounds, traditions, and perspectives, strengthening bonds across teams and departments. Our commitment to embracing diversity not only enhances the work experience but also fuels innovation and creativity, as varied viewpoints contribute to our mission of creating sustainable supply chains for the benefit of people, planet, and profit.

Additional Benefits:

• Performance bonus
• Hybrid Working
• Interest Free Company loan up to £1,000
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Work from home set up
• Flu Jabs Annually
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Training Budget per person per year - £2750
• Referral Bonus up to £750 per person you refer to work at One World
• Care First - Counselling and Support
• Tailored learning, progression and Development Plans
• Supply Chain Academy - Educational courses Available all costs covered.
• Free Eye Test annually + £60 vouchers towards glasses