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)