LocationIreland - KerryContract TypePermanent Full TimeClosing Date06/02/2026Fexco Tech are currently recruiting for a Platform Engineer to join their team. This role is a permanent, full-time position with the opportunity to work from our offices based in Killorglin, Co. Kerry with flexibility to work a hybrid model.The Role:We need someone to build and run our cloud infrastructure, the actual platforms and tooling that let engineering teams ship products without infrastructure becoming a bottleneck. You will be working primarily in GCP and Azure, writing Terraform, managing Kubernetes clusters, and building the automation that makes everything self-service. If you have done platform engineering before, you know what this looks like, infrastructure that deploys through pipelines, scales automatically, and doesn't need manual intervention every time someone needs something.We're building cloud native infrastructure where manual configuration doesn't scale. You need to think Infrastructure as Code first, if your instinct is to click through a console to fix something, this is not the role for you.Core Responsibilities:Build and maintain GCP infrastructure and Azure using Terraform - everything as codeRun Kubernetes clusters (GKE, AKS) with Helm, Kustomize, and ArgoCD for GitOpsMaintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deploymentsSet up monitoring with Grafana and Prometheus - dashboards, alerts, the worksAutomate everything using Bash, Python/Ruby/Go, and Packer for imagesDesign cloud networking: VPCs, peering, VPNs, network policies, SDNsImplement IAM/RBAC and authentication (SAML, OIDC, LDAP), we're in financial services so security mattersManage platform services: DNS (Cloudflare), messaging (PubSub, Apache MQ), API GatewaysWrite documentation, build self-service tooling, and share on-call duties with the teamNice to Have:GCP certs, Azure certs, Kubernetes CKA, experience in financial services or regulated environments, compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, ISO 27001), secrets management tools (Vault, Google Secret Manager), eBPF if you are into advanced networking.Essential Skills:Cloud Platforms:Production experience with GCP/Azure core services (GCE, GKE/AKS, VPC's, Cloud IAM, PubSub, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, etc)Hands-on with Cloud VPN, VPC peering, and network policiesKnow how Security Command Center worksInfrastructure as Code & Automation:Terraform is your main tool - you write modules, not just use themStrong Bash scripting (not copy-paste from Stack Overflow)Python, Ruby, or Go for anything Bash can't handleUsed Packer for building imagesKubernetes & GitOps:Production Kubernetes experience (GKE or AKS)Helm charts, Kustomize configs, ArgoCD deploymentsContainer security basics coveredCI/CD & Version Control:Git beyond basic commitsBuilt actual GitLab CI/CD pipelinesKnow what makes pipelines good versus badNetworking & Security:TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, BGP, L2-L7 fundamentalsSet up network policies and IAM/RBACImplemented SAML, OIDC, or LDAPMonitoring:Grafana and Prometheus in productionBuild useful dashboards and alerts that don't cause noiseWhat We Offer:Competitive salary, pension scheme, professional development budget for certifications and training, cloud platform learning resources. Hybrid working at our Kerry office.The team is agile enough that you will have a real impact on how we build infrastructure, but big enough that you are not the only person who knows how anything works. We are trying to do platform engineering properly by building self-service capabilities, not being a ticket queue for other teams.Note: This role requires occasional travel to our Kerry office for team meetings and collaboration. While day-to-day work can be hybrid, you need to be willing to travel to Kerry when needed.Fexco is an equal opportunities employer and is proud to foster a work environment where our people are supported and encouraged to be themselves. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and sections of society and each application is given fair consideration.