Senior Platform Engineer — Secure Hybrid Cloud & CI/CD

SiXworks an IBM company; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unique work culture

Career growth opportunities

Collaboration and inclusivity

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to take on a pivotal role in developing and enhancing their platform engineering capabilities. This position involves collaboration on cross-functional teams, implementing scalable platform solutions, and ensuring operational excellence in hybrid environments. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in platform engineering and cloud technologies, along with strong communication skills. Additionally, candidates should be eligible for SC clearance as the role operates within the Defence and Security sector. This role offers a contract employment type at a mid-senior level.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure development.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience in regulated environments is highly desirable.
• Candidates must be eligible for SC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement maintainable platform solutions.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline development.
• Collaborate with operations teams for platform reliability.
• Act as a subject matter expert for platform technologies.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide best practices.

Skills

Platform engineering

DevOps

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Infrastructure as Code

Automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible)

Incident management

Communication skills

Education

Certifications in cloud platforms or DevOps practices

Job description

A leading technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to take on a pivotal role in developing and enhancing their platform engineering capabilities. This position involves collaboration on cross-functional teams, implementing scalable platform solutions, and ensuring operational excellence in hybrid environments. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in platform engineering and cloud technologies, along with strong communication skills. Additionally, candidates should be eligible for SC clearance as the role operates within the Defence and Security sector. This role offers a contract employment type at a mid-senior level.