Senior Platform Engineer

Leonardo; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 44,171 - 61,950; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave with flexi-days

Award-winning pension scheme

Free access to mental health support

Access to online learning courses

Flexible benefits allowance

Job summary

Leonardo in Yeovil is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design and integration of secure platforms. Your role will involve driving engineering delivery while maintaining collaboration with teams and clients in a hybrid work environment.

The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, technical expertise, and a focus on continuous improvement in delivering systems that support national security. Exceptional benefits include a generous pension scheme and various flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Strong technical ability with experience in delivering complex platforms.
• Confidence to take ownership of solutions in discussions.
• Ability to balance engineering with leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and support of secure platforms.
• Take ownership of engineering delivery for work packages.
• Integrate and test platform components.

Skills

Windows and Linux operating systems administration

Virtualised infrastructure operation

Incident and problem management

Automation and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python)

Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP)

Tools

VMware

CyberArk

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description

Salary Range £44,171 - £61,950
Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Your Impact

Are you ready to take the next step in your engineering career and lead the delivery of critical platforms that protect national security? At Leonardo, our Senior Platform Engineers combine technical expertise with leadership, driving the design, integration, and support of complex systems that underpin our customers’ missions. Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team‑centric manner. The role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working on site at one of our Leonardo offices to ensure close collaboration with the wider team and with our customers. Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join the Cyber & Security Solutions Division team. This role is focused on delivering, maintaining, and improving platform and systems engineering solutions that underpin critical defence, government and public sector services.

What You Will Do As a Senior Platform Engineer

• Lead the design, build, and support of secure platforms on‑premise and hybrid environments.
• Take ownership of engineering delivery for one or more work packages, including planning, estimation, execution, and reporting.
• Develop and review system architectures, low‑level designs, and technical documentation.
• Integrate and test platform components, ensuring compliance with security and performance requirements.
• Provide mentoring, guidance, and technical leadership to Platform Engineers and Technicians.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, project teams, and customers to ensure solutions meet requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to internal engineering standards.

What you’ll bring

• Strong technical ability with experience of delivering and supporting complex platforms.
• Ability to balance hands‑on engineering with technical leadership and mentoring responsibilities.
• Confidence to take ownership of solutions and represent engineering in technical discussions.

Core areas (must have)

• Windows and Linux operating systems administration and support
• Virtualised infrastructure (VMware / Hyper‑V) operation and maintenance
• Operational support of platform services (e.g. PAM, PKI, cross‑domain solutions) in live environments
• Platform administration including patching, upgrades, configuration, and account management
• Monitoring, alerting, and incident response for platform services
• Incident and problem management, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls)
• Automation and scripting for operational tasks (PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar)
• Knowledge of cyber security controls and accreditation requirements
• Experience supporting systems across the engineering lifecycle (transition into service, run, and improvement)
• Delivery within secure / enterprise / defence environments

Desirable

• Experience supporting platforms such as CyberArk (PAM), PKI services, or cross‑domain / secure transfer solutions
• Use of monitoring and alerting tools (e.g. SIEM, infrastructure monitoring platforms)
• ITIL‑aligned service management practices (incident, problem, change)
• Automation of operational activities (scripts, scheduled jobs, runbooks)
• Experience working in high‑availability or 24/7 service environments
• Integration with enterprise services (Active Directory, identity, logging, backup)
• Container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker)

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) will apply. This role requires Developed Vetting (DV) clearance prior to starting. For more information and guidance please visit https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Location

This role will be based at one of our UK sites – Yeovil.

Why join us

• Time to Recharge – Generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
• Secure your Future – Award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters – Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee‑led networks.
• Never Stop Learning – Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Tailored Perks – Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits such as private healthcare, lifestyle discounts, and gym memberships.
• Flexible Working – Flexible hours with hybrid working options.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Primary Location: GB – Yeovil – Lysander Rd

Contract Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: Onsite