Platform Engineer

Searchability; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Major programmes

Career progression

Certifications

Collaborative teams

Benefits package

SC clearance

Job summary

Searchability is seeking Platform Engineers at multiple seniority levels to design and operate secure cloud platforms for large-scale deployments. You will work with AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes (AWS EKS) and CI/CD tooling in a hybrid client-led environment.

Opportunities span hands-on delivery and technical leadership with paths into senior engineering and management roles, across London and other UK locations. SC-cleared or eligible candidates are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• Commercial experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering or Cloud Engineering
• Strong hands-on AWS experience in production environments
• Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform
• Commercial Kubernetes experience, ideally AWS EKS
• Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting and scripting skills
• Experience with Git, CI/CD and deployment automation
• Knowledge of Docker, containers and cloud-native infrastructure
• Experience supporting secure, reliable production environments
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Designing, building and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure
• Provisioning and managing infrastructure using Terraform
• Building, operating and improving Kubernetes platforms, particularly AWS EKS
• Developing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Troubleshooting Linux-based production environments
• Improving platform reliability, scalability, security and performance
• Implementing Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices
• Supporting production incidents and resolving complex infrastructure issues
• Collaborating with software engineers, architects and wider delivery teams
• Mentoring engineers and sharing technical knowledge
• Leading engineering teams and taking ownership of delivery at more senior levels

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Linux

Git

CI/CD

Docker

ArgoCD

Helm

Tools

ArgoCD

Helm

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Platform Engineers – AWS / DevOps / Kubernetes

Platform Engineers | Senior Platform Engineers | Platform Engineering Leads

• Locations: London, Southend, Working
• Salary: £75,000–£110,000 DOE and location
• Hybrid working: Primarily client-led onsite requirements
• SC cleared or SC eligible candidates required
• Permanent opportunities across multiple seniority levels

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a leading global technology consultancy delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes across the UK public sector and defence industry.

Their engineering teams design, build and maintain secure, scalable cloud platforms supporting critical national services. Due to continued investment and growth, they are expanding their Platform Engineering capability and looking for experienced engineers across several levels.

THE BENEFITS

• Competitive salaries up to £110,000 depending on experience and location
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Opportunities to work on major UK public sector and defence programmes
• Clear career progression into senior engineering, technical leadership and management
• Access to professional certifications, training and development
• Collaborative engineering teams working with modern cloud technologies
• Comprehensive benefits package

THE PLATFORM ENGINEERING ROLES

As a Platform Engineer, you will work on secure, highly available cloud infrastructure, supporting large-scale applications and services.

Depending on your experience, you may focus on hands-on engineering, take ownership of complex technical delivery or lead engineering teams.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Designing, building and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure
• Provisioning and managing infrastructure using Terraform
• Building, operating and improving Kubernetes platforms, particularly AWS EKS
• Developing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Troubleshooting Linux-based production environments
• Improving platform reliability, scalability, security and performance
• Implementing Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices
• Supporting production incidents and resolving complex infrastructure issues
• Collaborating with software engineers, architects and wider delivery teams
• Mentoring engineers and sharing technical knowledge
• Leading engineering teams and taking ownership of delivery at more senior levels

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Commercial experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering or Cloud Engineering
• Strong hands-on AWS experience in production environments
• Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform
• Commercial Kubernetes experience, ideally AWS EKS
• Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting and scripting skills
• Experience with Git, CI/CD and deployment automation
• Knowledge of Docker, containers and cloud-native infrastructure
• Experience supporting secure, reliable production environments
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Depending on seniority, experience in the following areas would be beneficial:

• AWS EKS cluster provisioning, upgrades and lifecycle management
• Kubernetes networking, autoscaling and troubleshooting
• ArgoCD, FluxCD, Helm and GitOps
• Python, Bash or other automation languages
• Monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Grafana or similar tools
• AWS networking, IAM and cloud security
• Technical leadership, mentoring or engineering management
• Managing engineering teams, delivery responsibilities and performance

LOCATION

Opportunities are available across London, Worthing and other UK locations, with hybrid arrangements depending on the programme.

Occasional travel to client sites may be required.

TO BE CONSIDERED

If you’re a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, SRE or Engineering Lead looking for your next opportunity, I’d be keen to hear from you.

Whether you’re an experienced hands-on engineer or looking to progress into technical leadership, there are opportunities across multiple levels.

KEY SKILLS

Platform Engineer, Senior Platform Engineer, Lead Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, SRE, AWS, Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, Docker, CI/CD, GitOps, ArgoCD, Helm, Python, Bash, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud Engineering, SC Clearance, Public Sector, Defence