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Location

Chippenham, Wiltshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

Quicksilva, a Harris Computer company, are currently recruiting for a Senior Platform Engineer on a permanent, remote-working basis. Travel to our offices in Chippenham, Swindon and to client sites will be required where there is a business requirement.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Do you have a passion for building robust and groundbreaking technology solutions? If so, we want you to be part of our forward-thinking, innovative, an inclusive delivery team as a Senior Platform Engineer.

Position & Responsibilities

In performing this role your core duties and responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:

• Participating in the planning and enhancement of our infrastructure
• Developing and maintaining automation tools and processes
• Leading the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines
• Spearheading security best practices and compliance initiatives
• Establishing and maintaining monitoring and logging systems for real-time insights into system performance
• Developing and implementing resource scaling strategies to ensure optimal resource utilisation
• Overseeing database systems and developing disaster recovery strategies
• Implementing service discovery and load balancing systems
• Providing valuable input into internal and external customer engagement meetings and demos.
• Delivering operational assistance for cloud services.

What we are looking for

You’ll need to be a rounded IT professional, including having hands-on experience with application deployments using containers with a keen eye on automation to help us deliver reliable products and services that improve healthcare workers’ ability to deliver great patient service.

You will have gained the following experience of:

• Containerisation and orchestration tools.
• CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Excellent critical thinking skills and the ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Working within an Agile methodology.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code.
• Writing Technical Documentation and Best Practises.

You will also have skills in Cloud Services (specify Azure), Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Git and programming experience in Java and .net a bonus.

About Us

Quicksilva is an established provider of Software-as-a-Service health integration platforms and managed services, our core purpose is super-charge healthcare/public sector professionals with simple and secure access to the data they need to deliver excellent service. We are part of the international Harris family of businesses which is growing in the UK and provides our people with exciting opportunities for professional growth.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Do you have a passion for building robust and groundbreaking technology solutions? If so, we want you to be part of our forward-thinking, innovative, and inclusive delivery team as a Senior Platform Engineer.

At Harris, we strive to create a respectful and united environment where all members of our globally diverse community are empowered and have equitable opportunities to succeed.

Harris offer an extremely competitive UK employee benefits programme. 5 Personal Days leave entitlement are granted over and above the standard 25 days holiday and bank holidays. Harris also offers all UK employees an annual Lifestyle Reward amounting £325.

We also offer all employees personal development and progression plans including access to an Enterprise Pluralsight subscription, to enable you to continue to develop your skills, and will support you towards relevant tech certifications.

Supporting your application

Our recruitment process will comprise of interviews and, at times, a written exercise, an assessment day and/or a presentation. As an equal opportunities employer, we want to make sure we do all we can to make this a positive experience for you. When applying, please make us aware on your application of any adjustments or additional support we can provide you with before or on the day of an interview.

About Us

Harris provides mission critical software solutions for the Public Sector, Healthcare, Utilities and Private Sector verticals throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Working for Harris is the perfect opportunity to fulfill your professional goals as well as achieve your personal dreams!

Our employees enjoy a casual work environment that offers comfort while providing superior service to our customers. We offer a comprehensive benefit package as well as other additional “Perks”!

• We empower our employees to make a difference
• We have an award winning culture
• We offer opportunity to learn
• We are financially strong and we are owned by the largest software company in Canada (CSI)
• We have fun!

Follow us on social media to learn more about our company values, culture and initiatives!

Harris is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.

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