SC Cleared Platform Engineer | Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift | Talent Network

Cleantech Impact Partners Ltd; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleantech Impact Partners Ltd is seeking SC-cleared Platform Engineers to design, build and operate secure platforms for UK Defence and National Security. Roles offer technical ownership and collaboration with architects and security teams, with hybrid working where permitted.

Ideal candidates have hands-on platform engineering experience in secure, scalable environments and hold active SC clearance. Opportunities span across the UK with permanent roles and attractive benefits.

Qualifications

• Active SC clearance required.
• UK resident for a minimum of 5 years.
• Sole UK national due to secure work environment.
• Hands-on platform engineering experience building and operating secure, scalable platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and harden secure platforms for critical national infrastructure.
• Work across containerisation, orchestration and secure-by-design principles.
• Collaborate closely with architects and security teams; assume technical ownership where appropriate.

Skills

Platform engineering

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

SC Cleared Platform Engineers

Talent network: permanent opportunities across UK Defence and National Security

We work with a range of organisations across UK Defence and National Security, from specialist consultancies to large systems integrators, and are keen to hear from experienced SC-cleared Platform Engineers.

Our clients need engineers to design, build and harden secure platforms that support critical national infrastructure, working across containerisation, orchestration and secure-by-design principles. Roles typically offer real technical ownership and close collaboration with architects and security teams, with routes into platform architecture or technical leadership.

Registering with us means we can match you to suitable permanent opportunities as they arise, many of which are never advertised.

Essential:

• Active SC clearance
• UK resident for a minimum of 5 years
• Due to the secure nature of the work, candidates must be sole UK nationals
• Hands-on platform engineering experience, building and operating secure, scalable platforms
• Comfortable working in secure, regulated environments
• Desirable:
• Defence, Intelligence or wider public sector background
• Containerisation experience (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Military transition candidates with hands-on platform experience
• Typical package: Permanent roles typically range from £55,000 to £80,000 depending on experience and employer, plus benefits. Location: Opportunities across the UK, with hybrid working where the role allows.