Sr. Platform Engineer NEW

Chester, Cheshire
Ascendion

We at Ascendion are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer with a strong background in cloud-native technologies and containerized environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, and service mesh technologies.

Full-time role with Ascendion
3 days onsite – Chester

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure container platforms using OpenShift and Kubernetes
• Implement and manage service mesh architectures (e.g., Istio, Linkerd, or similar)
• Support release engineering and messaging systems such as RabbitMQ
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and services using Node.js
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD pipelines and platform reliability
• Apply application construct experience, including performance optimization and implementation of security best practices (e.g., secure coding, threat mitigation, and system hardening)