Platform Engineer

Talent Locker Ltd; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 67,500 - 82,500; Full time

Job summary

Talent Locker Ltd in Cheltenham is seeking a Platform Engineer with Security Clearance for a hybrid role, offering up to £75,000. You will design, deploy and maintain modern infrastructure across cloud and on‑prem environments, collaborating with software and infra engineers to build scalable, automated platforms that support critical programmes.

The role focuses on secure, automated platform infrastructure, automated deployments, and improving CI/CD pipelines, with strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• Infrastructure as Code and automation experience across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling, deployment pipelines and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve secure, automated platform infrastructure.
• Deploy solutions into complex production environments.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Work closely with developers to streamline software delivery.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimise platform performance.
• Contribute ideas and shape engineering best practice.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD tooling

Linux administration

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Containerisation

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub/GitHub Actions

Helm

AWS

VMware

Bash

Go

Rust

Job description

Platform Engineer - Security Cleared - Cheltenham (Hybrid) - Up to £75,000

Are you a Platform Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and building resilient, secure infrastructure?

We're looking for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys experimenting with new technologies, and wants to work on projects where reliability, automation and operational excellence are essential. You'll be joining a collaborative engineering team delivering secure, high-impact platforms that support critical national programmes.

The Role

As a Platform Engineer, you'll design, deploy and maintain modern infrastructure across cloud and on-premise environments. Working alongside experienced software and infrastructure engineers, you'll help build scalable, automated platforms while continually improving how services are deployed, monitored and operated.

This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll:

• Build and improve secure, automated platform infrastructure
• Deploy solutions into complex production environments
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Work closely with developers to streamline software delivery
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimise platform performance
• Contribute ideas, challenge existing approaches and help shape engineering best practice

Technology

You'll have the opportunity to work with modern DevOps and platform technologies including:

• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• GitHub & GitHub Actions
• Helm
• AWS
• VMware
• Bash
• Go and/or Rust

Experience with every technology isn't expected—we're looking for engineers who learn quickly and enjoy solving technical problems.

About You

You'll likely have experience in several of the following:

• Supporting and operating production platforms
• Infrastructure as Code and automation
• Containerisation and Kubernetes
• Cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS
• CI/CD tooling and deployment pipelines
• Linux administration
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must have existing Security Clearance.

Platform Engineer - Security Cleared - Cheltenham (Hybrid) - Up to £75,000