Associate Platform Engineer

Date:  5 Mar 2025
Location: 

Oxford/ Hybrid, GB, OX4 4DQ

Company:  Nominet

About Us

We’re Nominet – a world-leading domain name registry operating at the heart of the UK internet. While we're best known for running .UK domains, we also help to protect public services from cyber threat.

 

As a public benefit company, our work has a positive impact on society. We’ve donated millions to projects that use technology to improve people’s lives and have committed to delivering £60m worth of support over the next three years.

 

About the role

We are looking for an Associate Platform Engineer to support in operating Nominet's Edge Platform as it moves into a fully managed production service. Your primary responsibility will be supporting with the maintenance of the platform infrastructure, keeping the platform efficient and secure using established processes to ensure that it runs optimally, shaping it into a robust Private cloud PaaS. 

 

Responsibilities may also include promptly responding to alerts, monitoring, and fulfilling service requests from internal customers and their applications hosted on the platform.

 

Additionally, you will contribute to the migration of legacy services and the adoption of new services to the platform as it becomes a cornerstone of the company’s business. 

 

About you and your experience:

  • Working knowledge of the latest Linux operating systems, patching and familiarity with RedHat network fundamentals. 
  • Familiarity with automation methodologies, such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), with experience in Ansible or equivalent automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Puppet, etc.). 
  • Experience with enterprise-grade monitoring solutions like CheckMK, Zabbix, Nagios 
  • Basic understanding of networking fundamentals, such as routing, switching, load balancing, firewalling and LAN separation. 
  • Familiarity with scripting languages e.g. Python, Perl, or Bash. 
  • Knowledge of ITIL and Linux and networking operations and security best practices. 

 

What we offer:

  • 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days
  • Early Friday finish, 4 and a half day working week
  • Bupa private healthcare + Employee Assistance Programme
  • Electric vehicle scheme with on-site charging points
  • Rewards platform with access to discounts at hundreds of shops, restaurants etc.
  • MediCash discounts on routine healthcare including optical, dental and much more
  • Company and individual performance-based annual bonus

 

What we offer

  • 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days
  • Early Friday finish, 4 and a half day working week
  • Bupa private healthcare + Employee Assistance Programme
  • Electric vehicle scheme with on-site charging points
  • Rewards platform with access to discounts at hundreds of shops, restaurants etc.
  • MediCash discounts on routine healthcare including optical, dental and much more
  • Company and individual performance-based annual bonus

 

Please note, all roles working for Nominet will be subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Some roles will require additional security clearance due to the nature of their work.  Nominet is also unable to offer Visa Support in any capacity.

 

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer , and we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone. If there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.


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