Principal Platform Engineer – Secure, Hybrid, VMware & Cloud

Leonardo; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to lead the design, integration, and delivery of secure platforms underpinning critical defence and government services. The role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership in an agile, team-focused environment, with hybrid working across home and on-site at a UK office including Yeovil.

You will own platform engineering domains, develop high- and low-level designs, mentor engineers, and engage stakeholders to justify design

Qualifications

• Extensive technical expertise across multiple platform domains.
• Balance hands-on engineering with technical leadership and mentorship.
• Problem-solving mindset with ability to innovate for complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority on one platform engineering domain.
• Lead design and implementation of secure platforms across on-prem environments.
• Capture, analyse, and interpret complex customer requirements.
• Develop high- and low-level designs aligned with secure-by-design principles.
• Own delivery within work packages, including planning and progress reporting.
• Mentor and develop junior and senior engineers.
• Contribute to technology strategies and innovation projects.
• Engage stakeholders and justify design decisions.

Skills

Windows

Linux

Networking concepts

Automation and scripting

Mentorship

Problem solving

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation)

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Ansible

Terraform

NSX

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to lead the design, integration, and delivery of secure platforms underpinning critical defence and government services. The role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership in an agile, team-focused environment, with hybrid working across home and on-site at a UK office including Yeovil.

You will own platform engineering domains, develop high- and low-level designs, mentor engineers, and engage stakeholders to justify design