Platform Engineer

System C; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Private healthcare

Pension options

Learning and development opportunities

Values Awards

Job summary

System C is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build and support an internal developer platform, enabling teams to build, test and deliver software with confidence. You will work with CI/CD tooling, IaC, and cloud services to improve scalability, security, and reliability.

Ideal candidates have strong .NET/PowerShell, Azure, Docker/Kubernetes experience, and a proactive mindset for automation and continuous improvement in a DevOps environment.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience with .NET and/or PowerShell.
• Hands-on experience in Agile and DevOps environments.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure.
• Experience designing secure, compliant cloud infrastructure.
• Infrastructure-as-code using Bicep, ARM Templates, Terraform or similar tools.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of GitHub, Azure DevOps, TeamCity, Jenkins or Octopus Deploy.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of SQL Server and NoSQL technologies such as Cosmos DB or RavenDB.
• Exposure to secure development practices including SAST, SBOM generation and vulnerability scanning.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building and supporting our internal developer platform.
• Developing and improving infrastructure-as-code capabilities to create consistent, repeatable environments.
• Maintaining and enhancing CI/CD tooling and build automation frameworks.
• Supporting deployment automation and helping teams deliver reliable releases to production.
• Working closely with development teams to improve scalability, performance, security and reliability.
• Identifying opportunities to automate manual processes and improve developer experience.
• Championing cloud engineering best practice, security and operational excellence.

Skills

Software engineering

Agile

DevOps

Cloud engineering

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

TeamCity

Jenkins

Octopus Deploy

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

Description

At System C, we're on a mission to deliver technology that connects and transforms health and care outcomes. We're looking for a Platform Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and is passionate about making software delivery faster, safer and simpler for engineering teams. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative team where you'll help shape and evolve our internal developer platform, enabling teams across the business to build, test and deliver high-quality software with confidence. If you're someone who enjoys automation, continuous improvement and working with modern cloud technologies, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing, building and supporting our internal developer platform
• Developing and improving infrastructure-as-code capabilities to create consistent, repeatable environments
• Maintaining and enhancing CI/CD tooling and build automation frameworks
• Supporting deployment automation and helping teams deliver reliable releases to production
• Working closely with development teams to improve scalability, performance, security and reliability
• Identifying opportunities to automate manual processes and improve developer experience
• Championing cloud engineering best practice, security and operational excellence

What We’re Looking For

• Strong software engineering experience with .NET and/or PowerShell
• Hands-on experience working within Agile and DevOps environments
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure
• Experience designing secure, compliant cloud infrastructure
• Infrastructure-as-code expertise using Bicep, ARM Templates, Terraform or similar tools
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of tools such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, TeamCity, Jenkins or Octopus Deploy
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Understanding of SQL Server and NoSQL technologies such as Cosmos DB or RavenDB
• Exposure to secure development practices including SAST, SBOM generation and vulnerability scanning

Why join System C?

At System C, you'll work alongside talented people who care deeply about making a difference. We foster a supportive environment where people can bring their authentic selves to work, learn new skills, take ownership and grow their careers.

We Offer

• Flexible benefits and wellbeing support
• Private healthcare and pension options
• Learning and development opportunities
• Recognition through our Values Awards
• A collaborative culture built around teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement and integrity