Cloud Platform Engineer: Hybrid, 12-Month, SC Eligible

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd; North East; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd. is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer in Newcastle (Hybrid, 3 days onsite). This 12-month fixed-term contract role focuses on building and supporting modern cloud-based data platforms using AWS, PySpark, and IaC.

You will work with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and collaborate with engineers to deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions. You’ll join an energetic team, contributing to pipelines, platform components, and best practices while maintaining strong communication

Qualifications

• Hands-on PySpark for data transformation and processing.
• Experience with AWS data services including Glue and S3.
• Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• GitLab CI/CD or similar CI/CD tooling.
• Understanding of software engineering and structured delivery.
• Experience in cloud/platform/data engineering environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• SC Clearance eligibility is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development, configuration, and testing of cloud-based Lakehouse components.
• Develop and maintain data transformation pipelines using PySpark.
• Contribute to shared libraries, reusable components, and platform improvements.
• Support cloud infrastructure deployments through Infrastructure as Code.
• Follow engineering standards, processes, and coding best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver technical solutions.
• Support ongoing maintenance and optimisation of platform services.

Skills

PySpark

AWS data services

SC Clearance eligibility

Software engineering principles

Cloud/data engineering environments

Strong communication

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

AWS Glue

Amazon S3

Job description

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd. is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer in Newcastle (Hybrid, 3 days onsite). This 12-month fixed-term contract role focuses on building and supporting modern cloud-based data platforms using AWS, PySpark, and IaC.

You will work with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and collaborate with engineers to deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions. You’ll join an energetic team, contributing to pipelines, platform components, and best practices while maintaining strong communication