Platform Engineer - Edinburgh / Glasgow

Accenture UK & Ireland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company is seeking a Platform Engineer in Edinburgh/Glasgow. The role involves creating innovative platform solutions and providing technical leadership, focusing on cloud technologies. Candidates will work in a vibrant environment with opportunities for professional development and access to training in cutting-edge technologies.

Benefits

25 days’ vacation per year

Gym subsidy

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave for charitable work

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and maintaining scalable CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure automation tools.
• Deep understanding of system performance optimization in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement cutting-edge platform engineering solutions.
• Guide and collaborate with onshore and offshore engineering teams.
• Engage directly with clients to build innovative Platform Engineering capabilities.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud infrastructure automation

AWS

Kubernetes

Cloud security best practices

Monitoring and logging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Terraform

AWS CDK

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Location: Edinburgh / Glasgow

Salary: Competitive salary & Package (Depending on level of experience)

Senior Platform Engineer

Location: Edinburgh / Glasgow

Salary: Competitive salary & Package (Depending on level of experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Accenture Next Gen Engineering:

Next Gen Engineering is the home of our dedicated technology people who are focused on engineering memorable yet differentiated and captivating customer experiences.

We have a seasoned group of cross-industry specialists who provide the best of full stack software engineering, cloud and platform engineering. This includes fluency in Cloud Native, Data, Mobile, Internet of Things, Gen-AI, Frontend, Platform Engineering and Creative Design.

If you’re looking for an exciting career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

We are looking for talented Platform Engineers and Technical Leaders with a passion to positively impact the lives of many through the technology.

As a member of our Next Gen Engineering team, you will have the opportunity to:

Create Innovative Platform Solutions: Take part in architecting and implementing cutting-edge platform engineering solutions tailored to address unique business challenges across several industries.

Technical Leadership: Display your technical leadership skills by guiding and collaborating with both onshore and offshore engineering team members during client projects, ensuring successful outcomes.

As a team:

Next Gen Engineering is the home of our dedicated Technology people who are focused on engineering memorable yet differentiated and captivating customer experiences.

We are looking for experienced DevOps/Platform Engineers to join our vibrant community of Platform Engineering professionals, encompassing knowledge and experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, Observability, and Internal Developer Platforms/Portals, based at our Scotland offices on a full-time, permanent basis.

In our team you will learn:

Working within a high performing delivery team, you will engage directly with our clients to build innovative Platform Engineering and DevOps Capabilities.

Your professional development is important to us. From day one you will be working alongside and in partnership with some of the very best in the business. As part of your career growth, there are several internal and external qualifications that you will have access to, these include:

Sponsored training and certifications for AWS, Azure, GCP, CNCF CKAD and CKS,and access to many of our other partner product training

Accenture’s internal DevSecOps Academy and DevSecOps Academy for Executives

Accenture’s internal Master Technology Architect program.

The ability to attend and represent Accenture at well-known DevOps conferences; PlatformCon, DevOps Live, DevOps enterprise summit, Kubecon and global events like Reinvent and Ignite.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

Proven experience designing and maintaining scalable CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery.

Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure automation tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and AWS CDK to provision and manage infrastructure as code.

Practical experience hosting services on AWS ECS, Kubernetes, and AWS Lambda.

Deep understanding of system performance optimisation in cloud environments (particularly AWS).

Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices, including IAM, encryption, and security monitoring.

Experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Snyk, Aqua Security, or HashiCorp Vault for secrets management.

Effective collaboration skills with development and infrastructure teams for managing cloud environments.

Experience in setting up monitoring, logging, and alerting to improve system observability.

What’s In It For You

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, gym subsidy, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized

Closing date for this role is 28/06/2025

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Engineering

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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