platform engineer Review
at Travis Perkins plc
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Information Technology
Northampton, UK
Review Submitted: May 2023
Overall Rating
4.5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
3.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.6/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
As a platform engineer for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), your day-to-day role involves various responsibilities related to managing and maintaining the GCP infrastructure and services. Here are some typical tasks you might undertake:
Infrastructure Provisioning: You'll be responsible for setting up and configuring the necessary infrastructure components in GCP, such as virtual machines, networks, storage, and load balancers. This includes ensuring proper resource allocation and capacity planning.
Deployment and Release Management: You'll work closely with software development teams to facilitate the deployment of applications and services to GCP. This involves creating deployment pipelines, automating release processes, and ensuring smooth and reliable application deployments.
Monitoring and Alerting: You'll implement monitoring solutions to track the performance, availability, and health of GCP resources. This includes setting up monitoring tools, configuring alerts, and responding to incidents in a timely manner.
Infrastructure Provisioning: You'll be responsible for setting up and configuring the necessary infrastructure components in GCP, such as virtual machines, networks, storage, and load balancers. This includes ensuring proper resource allocation and capacity planning.
Deployment and Release Management: You'll work closely with software development teams to facilitate the deployment of applications and services to GCP. This involves creating deployment pipelines, automating release processes, and ensuring smooth and reliable application deployments.
Monitoring and Alerting: You'll implement monitoring solutions to track the performance, availability, and health of GCP resources. This includes setting up monitoring tools, configuring alerts, and responding to incidents in a timely manner.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
2/5
program is good but there is an issue with doing software courses but working as a platform engineer which doesn't create app but use IAC
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
terraform
gcp cloud
gcp cloud
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
it been good
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
alot of support
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
i get the time i need to learn
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
it been useful
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
no
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Travis Perkins plc to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Travis perkins it great employer
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Travis Perkins plc?
be yourself, travis perkins looks for a good fit and they will train you for the role
