Platform Engineer

Capgemini; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a passionate Platform Engineer to innovate and help public sector clients enhance digital services. Join an agile team where you can make significant contributions while enjoying opportunities for professional development and working in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Wellbeing support initiatives

Access to training and development opportunities

Inclusive work culture

Qualifications

• Experience in a high availability production environment.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Knowledge in modern open-source stacks and automation.

Responsibilities

• Undertake cross-functional engineering projects in small teams.
• Work on IT strategy projects with a focus on user-centric designs.
• Support digital transformation efforts in UK Public Sector projects.

Skills

Debugging complex, multi-server services

Good communication skills

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS Infrastructure

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

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About the job you're considering

Are you a passionatePlatform Engineereager to make a difference? We invite you to be part of our agile team, helping public sector clients build and continuously improve digital services using the best open-source software.

We are looking for experienced Platform Engineers, who are ready to roll up their sleeves and dive into challenges. Quick learners who thrive on innovation and problem-solving and individuals who value collaboration and are excited to share ideas.

You’ll be part of a strong, established community of digital specialists. Together, you will share your ideas, innovate and grow. Our team of engineers supports each other to deliver and develop professionally and you'll get to work alongside amazing people in one of the best cultures you can find.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your role

• You'll undertake cross-functional engineering projects, working in small teams with other Engineers in different knowledge spheres, building supportable, sustainable and reliable services.
• You’ll work with great technology – the UK Government has an IT strategy based on user centric design, modern open source technology, continuous integration/delivery and modern software architectures such as microservices and cloud technology to name but a few.
• You’ll help us achieve our vision – the chance to make a real difference at the heart of the digital transformation within the UK Public Sector
• You’ll get opportunities to develop and progress – working on large scale, technically challenging projects. You will be constantly learning through modern learning environments.

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini, striving for equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life, and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Your Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)
To be successfully appointed to this role you will need to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks.
There are no nationality or residency restrictions, although if you have resided outside of the UK within the last 3 years, further checks may be required.
There are other criteria and check required for BPSS, and throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

Your skills and experience

Are you a Platform/DevOps Engineer with an appetite to extend your knowledge and apply new skills rapidly on challenging projects? Do you have a broad range of experience in modern open source stacks? Don’t worry if you haven’t got strong experience in every skill listed below. If you can demonstrate a good selection of these skills and a passion for developing exciting new technical skills, then we’d really like to talk to you.

Essential skills:

• Experience debugging complex, multi-server service in a high availability production environment.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Sound knowledge of Linux, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience of building infrastructure in AWS using Terraform.
• Experience in automation tooling such as Ansible.
• Provide technical leadership in either a project sense and/or to more junior members of your team.
• Strong understanding of CI environments and how they facilitate the automation process with other orchestration tools.

Desirable skills:

What does "Get the future you want" mean for you

• You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2023. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• You will reimagine what’s possible: creating value for the world’s leading organisations through technology to build a sustainable, more inclusive future. You will work with a range of clients all with a unique set of business, technological and societal ambitions, which will make a real impact across the UK.
• You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
• You’ll be bringing your unique skills and perspectives to the team, inspiring and taking inspiration from your teammates as you unlock value in everything you do. You’ll be joining a professional community of experts, who have got your back and will support you, every step of the way.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts.

A powerful source of energy that drives us all to find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses. And it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. And you’ll use them to help our clients leverage technology to grow their business and give innovation that human touch the world needs. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

Ref. code: 89353

Posted on: 31 May 2025

Experience Level: Experienced Professionals

Contract Type: Permanent

Location:

Bristol, GB Worthing, GB London, GB Woking, GB Birmingham, GB Manchester, GB Leeds, GB Telford, GB Newcastle, GB

Brand: Capgemini

Professional Community: Software Engineering