Platform Engineer

QinetiQ Limited; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/Hybrid working options

Performance bonus

Company bonus

Pension matched 1.5x up to 10.5%

Holiday purchase/buy-back scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Car benefit scheme

Job summary

Naimuri is seeking a Platform Engineer to enable teams with robust, scalable infrastructure. You will own complex platform challenges from design to production, mentor others, and drive efficient delivery pipelines using Kubernetes and GitLab.

The role supports hybrid working with UK travel to client sites as needed, and the candidate will shape governance, security, and cost-aware designs while staying current with platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex platform features from design to production.
• Ability to design reusable infrastructure and secure deployments.
• Strong collaboration with engineers, delivery leads, and product owners.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of platform features from design to production.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve platform environments.
• Embed secure design principles in all work.
• Coach and support junior team members and other engineers.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Platform architecture

Security by design

Mentoring teammates

Tools

GitLab

Job description

done.Focus on Quality: We take pride in our work. You'll be part of a culture that values well-written, maintainable code, and your work will serve as a \"definitive example\" for others.Active Collaboration: You'll work closely with Software Engineers, Delivery Leads, and Product Owners, helping to manage and maintain your own infrastructure (e.g., Kubernetes) and build automated delivery pipelines (using GitLab).At Naimuri, we work on a variety of projects that range in length from a few weeks to 5+ years. Here are some things we've worked on recently that give a sense of the work we do:Building a data analytics tool using a Neo4J graph database.A DevOps platform to support 3000 users.Processing digital forensic data to enable search and insight generation.A search and reporting system backed by an ElasticSearch cluster.A custom workflow tool using Camunda, with a React/TS front-endAn AI assurance capabilityOrchestrating a data pipeline and designing specialist metrics for the
evaluation of the performance of LLMs in different contexts.

About the Role:

As a Platform Engineer at Naimuri, you will be a key enabler for your team, driving efficiency and applying in-depth knowledge to complex platform challenges. You will work on large tasks and projects, acting as a technical leader and mentor. We'll look to you to:

• Drive the implementation of complex platform features and projects, taking full ownership from design to production.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of tools and methodologies to make pragmatic design choices.
• Deliver reusable infrastructure modules and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines (using tools like GitLab or other DevOps platforms) to support consistent and secure deployments.
• Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve platform environments using appropriate logging, monitoring, and analytics tools. Lead on and contribute heavily to resolving difficult issues and major incidents.
• Embed secure
  design principles into everything you build, proactively seeking security advice.
• Implement and maintain governance approaches (e.g., Role-Based Access Control, policies, and cost control measures), supporting identity, access management, and vulnerability management.
• Work with delivery teams to support their use of the platform, coach on best practices, and define 'golden paths' and documentation that lower the barrier to adoption.
• Actively support and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Stay up to date with new platform capabilities and actively suggest improvements or new services that align with company strategy (e.g., enabling AI/ML or hybrid connectivity).
• Represent the team to the rest of the company, co-authoring bid documentation for new customer work.

If the following describes the way you work, then I'd really like to speak to you:

• You thrive on owning a complex problem from the whiteboard to production.
• You enjoy breaking down large, ambiguous problems into
  concrete, deliverable steps.
• You're comfortable challenging the status quo and actively look for ways to improve processes, codebases, and team efficiency.
• You are comfortable considering the \"big picture\", including cost-efficiency, scalability, and performance in your designs.

This might not be the role for you if:

• You prefer a well-defined ticket queue where you can focus purely on implementation.
• You're not interested in mentoring other engineers or participating in wider team leadership.
• You're uncomfortable with the ambiguity that comes from working on novel challenges.

Pay and benefits:

Naimuri pays competitively within the industry based on your role's base location rates. The salary for this position is dependent upon your experience. We assess seniority relative to the team at Naimuri during the interviewing process.

A full time working week is 37.5 hours and you have flexibility over when you give that time. We also offer part-time working which can be discussed during
the recruitment process. Our core hours are 10:00am - 3:00pm and our office is open between 7:30 - 18:00, Monday to Friday. Most teams have agreed 'in office' days to enable collaboration. Depending on the project, you may also be required to travel to a local customer site or occasionally to other locations in the UK.

Benefits include:

• Flexible/Hybrid working options
• Performance bonus
• Company bonus
• Pension matched 1.5x up to 10.5%AXA group 1 medical cover
• Holiday purchase/buy-back scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car benefit scheme

Recruitment Process:

We are committed to building an inclusive, safe and supportive environment that allows everyone to do their best work, so we strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We can of course support any accessibility or neurodiversity requirements that you may need during the recruitment process. We want to ensure that you feel comfortable and confident when interviewing with us. To help
you prepare, our recruitment team will be happy to discuss the process in more detail with you when you apply.