Principal Platform Engineer

Searchability NS&D; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 94,500 - 115,500; Full time

Job summary

Searchability NS&D is seeking an experienced Principal Platform Engineer to join our team, delivering large-scale cloud platforms for Public Sector programmes. You’ll be the technical authority shaping platform strategy, defining engineering standards, influencing architecture decisions and providing hands-on leadership across multiple delivery teams.

SC Clearance eligibility is required due to sensitive work. Hybrid role with Newcastle-based offices and a salary up to £105,000 DOE.

Qualifications

• Principal or Senior Platform Engineering experience.
• Large scale AWS environments.
• Experience leading platform engineering in large enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Eligible for SC Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define platform strategy and engineering standards.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across delivery teams.
• Influence architecture decisions for cloud platforms.
• Mentor Platform Engineers across projects.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and customers.

Skills

AWS architecture

Kubernetes

Linux

Terraform

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

SC Clearance eligible

Tools

Git

Job description

• Permanent opportunity for a Principal Platform Engineer who is eligible for SC Clearance
• Salary up to £105,000 DOE
• Hybrid opportunity with Newcastle based offices

WHO ARE WE?

We're looking for an experienced Principal Platform Engineer to join one of the UK's leading technology consultancies, delivering large-scale cloud platforms for critical Public Sector programmes.

You’ll be the technical authority responsible for helping shape platform strategy, defining engineering standards, influencing architecture decisions and providing hands‑on technical leadership across multiple delivery teams.

We're looking for someone who enjoys solving difficult engineering problems and still loves being hands‑on!

Due to the sensitive nature of the work, SC Clearance eligibility is required.

PRINCIPAL PLATFORM ENGINEER ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Principal or Senior Platform Engineering experience
• Large scale AWS environments
• Git
• Terraform
• Technical leadership across multiple teams
• Experience leading platform engineering within large, complex enterprise environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Eligible for SC Clearance

PRINCIPAL PLATFROM ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Design and build enterprise-scale AWS platform solutions
• Remain hands‑on across Linux, Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure
• Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams
• Influence platform architecture and cloud strategy
• Help define governance, engineering standards and best practice
• Mentor and guide Platform Engineers
• Engage directly with senior stakeholders and customers
• Support architectural decision making on complex cloud transformation programmes
• Influencing technical direction across programmes