Senior Platform Engineer - Secure Hybrid/Cloud Platforms

Leonardo DRS; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-funded benefits package

12 flexi-days

Pension with 15% employer contribution

Mental health support

Coursera & LinkedIn Learning access

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Leonardo UK seeks a Principal Platform Engineer (Technical Specialist Path) to lead secure platform design, integration, and delivery across on‑prem, hybrid, and cloud environments.

You will act as the technical authority in virtualization, mentor engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to support defence and public‑sector missions.

Role requires BPSS baseline screening and Developed Vetting; hybrid working across Yeovil with flexible hours and site presence values.

Qualifications

• Extensive expertise across platform domains and secure solutions.
• Ability to balance hands-on engineering with technical leadership and mentorship.
• Knowledge of privileged access management concepts and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical authority on one platform engineering domain (e.g., virtualization).
• Lead secure platform design and implementation across on‑premise, hybrid, and cloud environments.
• Mentor junior and senior engineers and drive technical delivery.

Skills

Security expertise

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Networking knowledge

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python)

Tools

AWS

Azure

VMware

Hyper‑V

Kubernetes

Docker

Ansible

Terraform

Active Directory

Windows

Linux

PCI/PKI/SIEM familiarity

Job description

Leonardo UK seeks a Principal Platform Engineer (Technical Specialist Path) to lead secure platform design, integration, and delivery across on‑prem, hybrid, and cloud environments.

You will act as the technical authority in virtualization, mentor engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to support defence and public‑sector missions.

Role requires BPSS baseline screening and Developed Vetting; hybrid working across Yeovil with flexible hours and site presence values.