Platform Engineer

Job Title:          Platform Engineer Job Type:         Permanent, Fulltime Job Location:   Salford Quays, Manchester Job ID:             19260 About us: We’ve just had our tenth birthday, having grown from a little-known tech start-up into a community of 180 people, mostly based in Salford, Greater Manchester. We also have a significant presence in Cheltenham and London. Our name was chosen as an amalgamation of two Japanese words, to reflect our ethos: This principle applies to every aspect of our organisation from technology, process and infrastructure, through to people, culture and leadership. People and culture are at the heart of Naimuri, so that collectively, we can realise our mission of  making the UK a safer place to be . We work in an Agile-first environment that values transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement. While every team has its own rhythm, you can expect: A Culture of Enablement: Our goal is to remove blockers. You'll be empowered to make decisions and given the tools you need to get things done. Focus on Quality: We take pride in our work. You'll be part of a culture that values well-written, maintainable code, and your work will serve as a "definitive example" for others. Active Collaboration: You'll work closely with Software Engineers, Delivery Leads, and Product Owners, helping to manage and maintain your own infrastructure (e.g., Kubernetes) and build automated delivery pipelines (using GitLab). At Naimuri, we work on a variety of projects that range in length from a few weeks to 5+ years. Here are some things we’ve worked on recently that give a sense of the work we do: Building a data analytics tool using a Neo4J graph database. A DevOps platform to support 3000 users. Processing digital forensic data to enable search and insight generation. A search and reporting system backed by an ElasticSearch cluster. A custom workflow tool using Camunda, with a React/TS front-end An AI assurance capability Orchestrating a data pipeline and designing specialist metrics for the evaluation of the performance of LLMs in different contexts. About the Role: As a Platform Engineer at Naimuri, you will be a key enabler for your team, driving efficiency and applying in-depth knowledge to complex platform challenges. You will work on large tasks and projects, acting as a technical leader and mentor. We'll look to you to: Drive the implementation of complex platform features and projects, taking full ownership from design to production. Apply in-depth knowledge of tools and methodologies to make pragmatic design choices. Deliver reusable infrastructure modules and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines (using tools like GitLab or other DevOps platforms) to support consistent and secure deployments. Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve platform environments using appropriate…