Graduate Platform Engineer

Graduate Platform Engineer (3month fixed term with strong potential for perm)

Bridgend (5 Days Per Week onsite)

£25,000 - £26,000 (DOE)

IntaPeople are supporting a rapidly growing technology business in South Wales who are looking for a Graduate Platform/Software Engineer to join their expanding production and infrastructure team on an initial 3month fixed term programme. There will be a strong opportunity to become a full-time member of the team also at the end of the of the 3months (but this is not guaranteed).

This is an outstanding opportunity for a recent graduate with a passion for technology, infrastructure, cloud, automation or DevOps to kickstart their career within a modern engineering environment whilst gaining practical, real world working experience.

We’re very flexible on the background of this candidate, whether it’s a science degree, mathematical degree or technology degree. Alongside college IT courses and home self-learning abilities. The type of person will be coding and building in their spare time.

You'll work alongside an experienced Platform Engineers and have direct access to a highly experienced hands on Platform Director whilst also being responsible for supporting large-scale platforms, maintaining critical infrastructure, automating operational processes and helping ensure the reliability of systems used across the UK and internationally.

This is a business where engineers are encouraged to learn, experiment and develop. You'll gain hands-on experience with modern infrastructure technologies whilst being supported by an experienced team invested in your development.

What You'll Learn (at a glance):

Platform/Software Engineering & DevOps principles

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Configuration Management

CI/CD Pipelines and automation

Linux system administration

Virtualisation technologies

Hybrid Cloud environments

Monitoring and Observability platforms

Backup, Disaster Recovery and Resilience practices

Large-scale production system support

What You'll Be Doing

Supporting production infrastructure and platforms

Assisting with monitoring and platform maintenance

Helping automate manual processes

Supporting deployment pipelines and release activities

Investigating and troubleshooting technical issues

Working closely with senior engineers on improvement projects

Contributing to system reliability and operational excellence

Continuously developing your technical knowledge

We're Looking For

A degree in Computer Science, Maths, Science, Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Technology or a related discipline such as ITC College courses.

A genuine passion for infrastructure, cloud, technology, DevOps or platform technologies

A basic understanding of Linux systems

A basic understanding of networking fundamentals

Strong problem-solving abilities

Excellent communication skills

A strong willingness to learn and develop within a fast-paced technical environment

Candidates who will not shy away from hard work

Candidates who will be present onsite for 5days per week in Bridgend (South Wales).

Bonus Skills (Not Essential)

Experience through university projects, placements, internships, home labs or personal projects involving:

Linux

Docker

Virtualisation platforms

Python, Bash or PowerShell scripting

Git / GitHub

Cloud platforms (Azure or AWS)

CI/CD tooling

Terraform or Infrastructure as Code concepts

Don't worry if you haven't worked with all of the above. The business is looking for potential, curiosity and enthusiasm as much as technical experience.

Why Join?

This is a profitable, self-funded organisation with exciting expansion plans and significant investment being made into technology, infrastructure and engineering capability.

You'll receive mentoring from experienced Platform Engineers whilst gaining exposure to real-world infrastructure challenges that many graduates don't encounter until much later in their careers.

The environment is fast-paced, collaborative and innovative, with multiple daily software releases and a genuine culture of continuous improvement.

Role overview

Graduate Platform Engineer

£25,000 - £26,000 starting salary - Pro-rota with potential for increase if made perm.

5 days per week based in their modern offices in Bridgend, South Wales.

28 days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays) - Pro rota

MacBook and modern starter equipment

Ongoing training and mentoring