← All issues Platform Engineering Jobs + Tools Digest — 2026-09-25
TL;DR
Jobs
23 platform-engineering roles this week, with DevOps Engineer (4) and Site Reliability Engineer (4) trending. Highlights include DevOps Engineer (Remote) at thehivecareers.co , posted today — Headquarters: Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados URL: http://thehivecareers.co Job brief The ideal candidate will guide DevOps teams on speed of delivery, improving quality/security of code, and optimizing processes. Jo… and Security Operations Analyst at Huntress , posted 4 days ago — Headquarters: Remote US Reports to: Manager, Security Operations Center Location: Remote, US Compensation Range: $100,000-$125,000 base plus bonus and equity. This role may be eligible for on-call/call-in pay in addition….
Tools & News
This week's roundup features 10 tools & news items, 1 of which mentions AI, with "kubecon" as a recurring theme.
Jobs
DevOps Engineer (Remote) at thehivecareers.co
Source: WeWorkRemotely Security Operations Analyst at Huntress
Source: WeWorkRemotely Sales Development Representative - Mid-Market at Huntress
Source: WeWorkRemotely Developer Advocate - Service Management EMEA at Datadog
Source: WeWorkRemotely Software Engineer at CircleCI
Source: WeWorkRemotely Security Operations Engineer at CircleCI
Source: WeWorkRemotely Principal Cloud Architect at ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
Source: WeWorkRemotely Bilingual Channel Account Manager, Arabic (MEA) - UK at Keeper Security
Source: WeWorkRemotely Developer Advocate - Service Management at Datadog
Source: WeWorkRemotely Billing Systems Architect at Platform.sh
Source: WeWorkRemotely Senior Professional Services DevOps Engineer at JFrog
Source: WeWorkRemotely Professional Services DevOps Engineer at JFrog
Source: WeWorkRemotely Senior SRE - Networks at Fastly
Source: WeWorkRemotely Engineering Manager, Notifications at Discord
Source: WeWorkRemotely Senior Software Engineer at CircleCI
Source: WeWorkRemotely Manager, Security Operations Center - EMEA at Huntress
Source: WeWorkRemotely Analista de Infraestrutura Pleno DevOps at Melhor Envio
Source: RemoteOK — python, docker, nosql, git, typescript, devops Manager Platform Engineering at Natera
Source: RemoteOK — manager, cloud, engineering, devops, senior, ai, lead Senior Platform Engineer at saas.group
Source: RemoteOK — senior, engineer, devops, architecture, ai, reliability, ops Senior Site Reliability Engineer AI Infrastructure at Andromeda Cluster
Source: RemoteOK — ai, devops, engineer, ops, reliability, senior Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Pave Bank
Source: RemoteOK — senior, engineer, reliability, devops, gcp, kubernetes, docker, python, go, grafana Senior Cloud Engineer at DV Trading
Source: RemoteOK — senior, cloud, engineer, devops, aws, gcp, crypto, security Senior Site Reliability Engineer at UJET
Source: RemoteOK — senior, engineer, reliability, devops, ops, cloud, architecture, system, lead
Tools & News Roundup
UK Tech Contract Day Rates — 2026 Snapshot
Sector / specialism
Typical day rate (2026)
IT (median across all disciplines)
£576/day
Cloud and infrastructure
£550–£600/day
Software engineering
£500–£580/day
Product management
£490–£560/day
Data and analytics
£480–£530/day
AI and automation
£460–£520/day
Senior IT specialists (AI/ML, cloud, security architects)
£700–£1,200/day
AI-skilled candidates command a 17–26% premium over baseline rates in comparable roles.
Sources: ContractorUK market rates data; Morgan McKinley UK Technology Contract Salary Guide 2026; ITJobsWatch contract rate data (September 2026).