About this role
Salary: £25,000 - 26,000 per year
Requirements
- A degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Science, Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Technology, or a related discipline; relevant college IT courses may also be considered.
- A genuine passion for infrastructure, cloud, technology, DevOps, or platform technologies.
- A basic understanding of Linux systems and networking fundamentals.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- A strong willingness to learn and develop in a fast-paced technical environment, and readiness to work hard.
- Availability to work onsite five days per week in Bridgend, South Wales, and eligibility to work in the UK.
- Bonus, non-essential experience from projects, placements, internships, home labs, or personal projects involving Linux, Docker, virtualisation, Python, Bash or PowerShell, Git or GitHub, Azure or AWS, CI/CD tooling, Terraform, or Infrastructure as Code concepts.
Responsibilities
- Support production infrastructure and platforms.
- Assist with monitoring and platform maintenance.
- Help automate manual processes.
- Support deployment pipelines and release activities.
- Investigate and troubleshoot technical issues.
- Work with senior engineers on improvement projects.
- Contribute to system reliability and operational excellence.
- Continue developing technical knowledge.
Technologies
- AWS
- Azure
- Bash
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Docker
- Git
- GitHub
- Support
- Linux
- MacBook
- PowerShell
- Python
- Security
- Terraform
More
We are supporting a rapidly growing, profitable, self-funded technology business in South Wales as it expands its production and infrastructure team. This is an initial three-month fixed-term Graduate Platform Engineer role, with the potential—but no guarantee—of a full-time position afterward. The role is based five days per week at modern offices in Bridgend, with a starting salary of £25,000–£26,000, pro rata, and possible increase if the role becomes permanent.
The package includes 28 days annual leave including bank holidays, pro rata, a MacBook and modern starter equipment, and ongoing training and mentoring. The successful graduate will work alongside experienced Platform Engineers and a hands-on Platform Director, gaining practical experience with platform and software engineering, DevOps, Terraform, configuration management, CI/CD, Linux, virtualisation, hybrid cloud, monitoring, resilience, and large-scale production systems.
The environment is collaborative, fast-paced, and focused on continuous improvement, with multiple daily software releases. The anticipated start is the week commencing 4 January 2027. Applicants must be within reasonable commuting distance of the Bridgend office; relocators will not be considered because of the short contract.
last updated 46 week of 2026