Senior Platform Engineer

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider in Hatfield, UK, seeks a Platform Engineer to design and maintain secure, scalable infrastructure. The role emphasizes collaboration and innovation, requiring proficiency in IaC and CI/CD practices. Ideal candidates will have strong cloud infrastructure knowledge and experience mentoring junior engineers. You'll play a vital role in our digital transformation journey, ensuring platforms meet security and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with IaC and DevOps tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain secure, scalable infrastructure using IaC.
• Automate the DevOps lifecycle with CI/CD pipelines.
• Provision and monitor cloud infrastructure across platforms.

Skills

Proficiency with IaC tools

Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Understanding of cloud infrastructure

Agile product ownership

Stakeholder engagement

Designing secure platforms

Coaching and mentoring

Education

Certifications in ITIL, SAFe or DevOps

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Location: UK - Hatfield, UK - London | Job-ID: 216106 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: Information Technology

Life on the team

Join a passionate and forward-thinking team at the heart of our digital transformation journey. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll work in a highly collaborative environment where innovation, automation, and scalability are the driving forces behind everything we do. We empower our teams to continuously learn, grow, and make an impact by designing and delivering platforms that accelerate software development across the business. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, mentorship, and modern engineering practices, this is your chance to shape the future of our engineering capabilities and drive value across the organisation.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet
• Automate the DevOps lifecycle with CI/CD pipelines that streamline software delivery and enable developer autonomy
• Develop bespoke internal tools and centralized developer platforms (IDPs) to improve engineering efficiency
• Provision and monitor cloud infrastructure across platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Champion platform adoption, support teams using the platform, and lead improvements based on real user feedback
• Evaluate and integrate new tools and technologies, including AI-enhanced monitoring and automation-first solutions
• Promote a culture of collaboration, mentoring, and continuous improvement through active engagement with cross-functional teams
• Ensure platform services align with security, compliance, and regulatory requirements

What you'll need

• Proficiency with IaC and DevOps tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)
• Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and architecture (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Background in Agile product ownership and methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience designing secure, compliant, and high-performing platforms
• Ability to coach and mentor developers and junior engineers

Desirable

• Certifications in ITIL, SAFe, or DevOps
• Experience working in multi-region, enterprise-scale environments
• Exposure to AI-driven monitoring and automation technologies
• A passion for innovation and exploring emerging trends in platform engineering

Ready to help shape the future of our digital platforms? Apply now and become part of a dynamic team where your ideas, skills, and leadership will make a tangible impact every day.

About us

We are a leading independent technology and services provider, trusted by large corporate and public sector organisations. We are a responsible business that believes in winning together for our people and our planet. We help our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling people and their business.

Our business may be about technology, but first of all it’s about people

With over 20,000 people across 22 countries, we are proud of our inclusive culture – where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and truly belong.

As an equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring fair and equal access to opportunities for all. Your application will be considered on its merits, regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected by law. What matters most to us is that you share our vision and values, and bring the experience and skills we’re looking for.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats. We also guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

If you share our values and want to make a meaningful impact in a supportive, forward-thinking environment - we’d love to hear from you!