Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
Prolific Academic Ltd · Remote, UK · posted 18 days ago
Going rate £54,700UK median £56,914
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Going rate for this occupation: £54,700 · UK median pay £56,914
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Where this salary sits
- UK pay for this occupation
- This role£51,064 to £72,018estimated
- Going rate£54,700
- UK median£56,914
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| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £32,835 |
| 25th | £42,289 |
| 50th | £56,914 |
| 75th | £75,794 |
| 90th | £102,860 |
| Going rate | £54,700 |
| UK median | £56,914 |
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Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
Team: Platform
Prolific
Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditised, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.
The role
Our Cloud Platform team empowers developers to build and deploy their applications swiftly, securely, and seamlessly. As a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer, you'll be deep in Prolific's technical foundation, ensuring our infrastructure remains scalable, reliable, and ready for growth. You'll implement automation strategies that reduce complexity, champion best practices, and serve as a trusted technical expert to teams across Prolific.
What you’ll bring to the role
Extensive experience administering and optimising large-scale Kubernetes clusters
Strong experience with Kubernetes tooling, such as Helm and kustomize
Strong experience with GitOps tooling and methodologies, such as ArgoCD
Proven experience with Google Cloud Platform services and architecture
Strong knowledge in GKE and Kubernetes, including maintenance and optimisation of production clusters
Strong experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation
Solid programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript
Experience creating developer-focused documentation and self-service solutions that enable teams to easily self-serve
Strong customer empathy, with a focus on supporting the needs of internal teams (our Prolificos)
What you’ll be doing in the role
Manage and optimise our Kubernetes clusters in GKE through Terraform
Support our compliance with SOC2, ISO-27001, and Cyber Essentials standards in our cloud environments
Design and implement golden paths and automation strategies that empower developers to self-serve while reducing operational complexity
Create and maintain infrastructure solutions that allow development teams to build and deploy safely, easily, and efficiently
Serve as the technical point-of-contact for GCP and Kubernetes-related queries, providing expertise to other Prolificos
Be a part of our rolling on-call rota
Even better if you have
We’re a multi-cloud team - experience with AWS and CDK is a big plus.
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