Platform Engineer

Searchability; Greater Manchester; Híbrido; GBP 75.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working

Customer site travel expenses covered

Training and certifications

Descripción de la vacante

Searchability seeks a Senior/Principal/Lead Platform Engineer to design, build and improve cloud platforms across AWS for UK public sector projects. You will work closely with engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable services and drive platform engineering best practices.

The role involves mentoring engineers, leading CI/CD improvements, and ensuring reliable, highly available production environments in a hybrid setting with customer-site days.

Formación

• Strong experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps or Cloud Engineering.
• Hands-on AWS and Terraform experience.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Linux, Git and CI/CD.
• Experience mentoring engineers or providing technical direction for senior/lead roles.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build and maintain cloud infrastructure, particularly across AWS.
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform and configuration management tools.
• Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Support reliable, highly available production environments.
• Work with Kubernetes, Linux and modern DevOps tooling.
• Share knowledge, mentor engineers and provide technical leadership where appropriate.

Conocimientos

Platform Engineering

DevOps

Cloud Engineering

Herramientas

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Git

Descripción del empleo

Senior / Principal / Lead Platform Engineer

Build and shape cloud platforms supporting major UK Government projects.

A leading technology consultancy is expanding its engineering teams and looking for experienced Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers and Cloud Engineers to work on large-scale, technically challenging projects across the UK public sector.

THE ROLE

You'll design, build and improve cloud platforms and infrastructure, working with modern technologies to deliver secure, scalable and highly available services.

You'll work closely with engineering teams and stakeholders, helping automate infrastructure, improve CI/CD pipelines and drive platform engineering best practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build and maintain cloud infrastructure, particularly across AWS

• Automate infrastructure using Terraform and configuration management tools

• Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes

• Support reliable, highly available production environments

• Work with Kubernetes, Linux and modern DevOps tooling

• Share knowledge, mentor engineers and provide technical leadership where appropriate

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Strong experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps or Cloud Engineering

• Hands-on AWS and Terraform experience

• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Linux, Git and CI/CD

• Experience troubleshooting complex production environments

• For senior and lead positions, experience mentoring engineers or providing technical direction

SALARY & BENEFITS

• London: £80,000–£110,000

• Outside London: £75,000–£105,000

• Hybrid working, with up to 6 days per month on customer sites

• Customer site travel expenses covered

• Training, professional certifications and career development

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Existing SC clearance is preferred, but candidates who are eligible to obtain SC may also be considered, subject to the relevant requirements. This includes 5 years' UK residency and British citizenship or ILR, where applicable.