Senior Software Engineer – Kubernetes Platform Team at Fidelity International, London Cannon Street, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

Senior Software Engineer – Kubernetes Platform Team

Location: London (Cannon Street)

Contract: 6 months

Hours: Full Time

About the Role

We are recruiting on behalf of Fidelity International for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Kubernetes Platform Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a global organisation that prioritises innovation, resilience, and client-first technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all areas of platform development and operations.
• Identify challenges, research and propose solutions, and drive them through to production.
• Take ownership of epics, implement solutions iteratively, and guide technical direction for the platform.
• Collaborate with product owners, application developers, security, and data teams to refine product vision and maintain a clear backlog.
• Contribute to enterprise architecture reviews, ensuring engineering quality and compliance.
• Mentor and guide team members in building robust, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software engineering best practices (GitOps, DevOps, Clean Code).
• Hands-on expertise in at least one programming language (Python preferred).
• Proven experience with distributed systems and integration patterns.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, both on-premises and cloud-based (CIDRs, subnetting, TCP/UDP, firewalls, routing, load balancing, DNS).
• Proficiency with Linux OS and CLI-based platform management.

Required Skills

• Experience building cloud-native solutions in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Operating Kubernetes workloads at enterprise scale.
• Infrastructure-as-Code deployment (Terraform) via CI/CD pipelines (Concourse, Jenkins, ArgoCD).
• Bash scripting and automation of Kubernetes components and platform tools.
• Collaborative mindset, comfortable with pair-programming and mentoring peers.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with CNCF projects like Cilium, Kyverno, and Karpenter.
• Familiarity with multi-cluster Kubernetes environments and self-service developer platforms.
• Knowledge of Extreme Programming (XP) and Kanban methodologies.

Equal Opportunity Statement

You’ll join a truly global organisation with strong leadership sponsorship for resilience transformation. We support flexible working, professional development, and an inclusive culture where you can drive meaningful impact.

Feel rewarded:

Fidelity International offers a comprehensive benefits package, wellbeing support, and flexible working options. Join us to contribute to cutting-edge cloud platforms, grow your career, and be part of a team that values innovation and collaboration.