Senior Platform Engineer - National Security Cloud & Automation

Forwardrole; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Forwardrole is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design and evolve secure cloud platforms in Cheltenham, with hybrid working arrangements. You will drive automation, deployment improvements, and reliable platform provisioning in collaboration with Software and Cloud Engineers on live National Security programmes.

The role focuses on platform engineering rather than traditional infrastructure support, offering ownership and growth opportunities within a technically strong team.

Qualifications

• Owns and evolves secure cloud platforms for National Security programmes.
• Delivers automation and deployment improvements with strong ownership.
• Engages in technical decision-making and advocates best practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve secure cloud platforms with emphasis on reliability and automation.
• Improve deployment pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Collaborate with Software and Cloud Engineers across live programmes.

Skills

Cloud platform ownership

Automation

CI/CD

Python scripting

Linux administration

Security-conscious design

Platform engineering

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Docker

Linux

CI/CD tooling

Python

Job description

Forwardrole is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design and evolve secure cloud platforms in Cheltenham, with hybrid working arrangements. You will drive automation, deployment improvements, and reliable platform provisioning in collaboration with Software and Cloud Engineers on live National Security programmes.

The role focuses on platform engineering rather than traditional infrastructure support, offering ownership and growth opportunities within a technically strong team.