Environment Platform Engineer

TieTalent; Corsham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Platform Environment Engineer to enhance and maintain development environments for a critical platform supporting armed forces applications. This senior role involves working with VMWare, Windows, and Linux technologies, utilizing tools like Terraform, PowerShell, and Python to automate and streamline processes. The ideal candidate will ensure the environments are always available for engineering teams and will implement Infrastructure as Code (IAC) solutions. Join a forward-thinking team where your expertise will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of crucial software development efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience with VMWare platforms and tools, ideally VCP certified.
• Proficient in creating PowerShell scripts for automation.
• Design, implementation, and support of complex software and configuration management solutions using Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc.
• SC security Clearance is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure availability of development environments for all engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain IAC logic for environment creation and tear down.
• Ensure IAC code is appropriately versioned with GIT and peer review to meet the definition of done.

Skills

VMWare

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Terraform

IAC (Infrastructure as Code)

Tools

Git

PowerShell Core

Job description

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Job title: Platform Environment Engineer

Location: Corsham/Hybrid

Contract: 12 Months

SC security Clearance is required for this role.

The Platform Environment Engineer is a senior software engineering role, primarily responsible for the maintenance, development, and improvements to the development environments of the NSoIT(D) platform build process.

The platform itself is primarily based on VMWare, Windows, and Linux technologies and supports a wide range of domain applications for the armed forces. The platform is built and torn down using a mixture of Terraform, PowerShell, Python, and Ansible.

Responsibilities:

1. Ensure availability of development environments for all engineering teams.
2. Develop and maintain IAC logic for environment creation and tear down.
3. Ensure IAC code is appropriately versioned with GIT and follow a process of peer review to ensure your work meets an expected definition of done.

Essential skills, qualifications, and experience:

1. VMWare platforms and tools, ideally VCP certified.
2. Creating PowerShell scripting for automating system configuration utilizing PowerShell Core.
3. Design, implementation, and support of complex software and configuration management solutions using Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc.

If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please feel free to reply to this advert or call me on (phone number removed).