CareerPlan

Automation Platform Engineer

Cambridge, England, United KingdomRemoteFull-time2026-10-14 → 2026-11-12
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Build and scale automation platforms, frameworks, and tooling for the software development lifecycle, including CI/CD, testing harnesses, and developer environments.

Role type

Senior IC automation platform engineer

Builds

Shared testing infrastructure, development tooling, and automated execution frameworks for engineering teams

Domain

Software engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, and automated testing

Required skills

C#, Java, Python, Go, TypeScript, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Azure DevOps), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP

Preferred skills

Software architecture, distributed systems, microservices, quality metrics implementation

Technologies

GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform

Responsibilities

Build and scale automation capabilities for software and operations teams; Deliver automated development and test harnesses across the SDLC; Embed with engineering teams to build white and black box automated testing frameworks; Improve and upgrade automation execution frameworks and introduce modern tooling; Provide reporting and visualization of software quality, health, and KPIs; Follow architecture principles and participate in cross-team discussions on automation evolution

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC