Platform Engineer

Richmond Square Consulting Ltd; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Benefits package

Hybrid work model (Cheltenham)

Training & certifications

Job summary

Richmond Square Consulting Ltd seeks a Platform Engineer in Cheltenham, hybrid, with current DV/eDV clearance or willingness to obtain. The role spans cloud platforms, DevOps and security, delivering secure, scalable platforms with modern tooling.

You will design, implement, and automate cloud-native platforms and CI/CD pipelines while embedding security throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS cloud platforms, Kubernetes and IaC.
• Solid CI/CD and DevSecOps experience across platforms.
• Background in platform engineering, container orchestration and Linux environments.
• Familiarity with security tooling and secure software delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain secure cloud-native platforms.
• Develop automation for infrastructure provisioning and workflows.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and IaC implementations.
• Work with Kubernetes/containerised environments and security embedded.
• Support DevSecOps practices and platform resilience.
• Collaborate with software, infrastructure and security teams to raise developer experience.

Skills

AWS / Cloud Platforms

Kubernetes

Terraform / IaC

CI/CD

DevOps / DevSecOps

Platform Engineering

Docker / Containers

Linux

Cloud-native architecture

Security tooling / secure delivery

Job description

Platform Engineer – DV leading to eDV
Cheltenham – Hybrid
£100,000+ basic salary + bonus + benefits

Platform Engineer required to join a rapidly growing UK technology organisation developing highly secure, scalable and automated platforms for some of the UK's most demanding technical environments. This is a genuinely hands‑on engineering role sitting across Platform Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, Cloud Infrastructure and Software Delivery. You will be working with modern cloud‑native technologies to design, build and maintain resilient platforms, automate infrastructure and deployment processes and help engineering teams deliver software securely and efficiently. The environment is highly technical, fast‑moving and low on unnecessary bureaucracy, with the opportunity to work on complex projects where security, performance and reliability genuinely matter.

Package

• £100,000+ basic salary
• Discretionary bonus
• Benefits package
• Hybrid working – Cheltenham
• Training and professional certification opportunities
• Exposure to modern Cloud, Platform Engineering and secure technology environments
• There is flexibility above the advertised salary for particularly strong individuals with the right technical background and clearance.

What you'll be doing

• Designing, building and maintaining secure cloud‑native platforms
• Developing automation for infrastructure provisioning, configuration and operational workflows
• Building and improving CI/CD pipelines
• Implementing Infrastructure-as-Code
• Working extensively with Kubernetes / containerised environments
• Embedding security throughout engineering and software delivery processes
• Supporting modern DevSecOps practices
• Improving platform resilience, scalability and observability
• Working across software engineering, infrastructure and security teams
• Supporting developer platforms and improving the overall developer experience
• Working within highly secure / regulated technical environments

What we're looking for
Strong experience across several of the following:

• AWS / Cloud Platforms
• Kubernetes
• Terraform / Infrastructure-as-Code
• CI/CD
• DevOps / DevSecOps
• Platform Engineering
• Docker / Containers
• Automation / Configuration Management
• Linux
• Cloud‑native architecture
• Security tooling / secure software delivery
• Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) or developer enablement platforms would be particularly interesting.
• Exposure to tools or concepts including Coder, SAST, DAST, SBOM generation, vulnerability scanning or policy-as-code would also be advantageous.
• AWS certification at Associate level or above would be beneficial but is not essential where the practical experience is strong.
• Experience working within high‑security, government, defence, national security or similarly regulated environments would obviously be advantageous.
• Clearance: Due to the nature of the projects, candidates must hold current active eDV security clearance, or at a minimum DV clearance with willingness to undergo eDV.