Senior Platform Engineer — VMware Cloud Foundation (Hybrid)

Leonardo; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Learning & development

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design, build, and support of secure platforms for defence and public sector services. The role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, mentoring platform engineers and collaborating with customers to meet strict security and performance requirements.

You will drive delivery across work packages, shape architectures, and ensure systems are tested and compliant in on-premise and hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design, build, and support of secure platforms for defence and public sector services. The role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, mentoring platform engineers and collaborating with customers to meet strict security and performance requirements.

You will drive delivery across work packages, shape architectures, and ensure systems are tested and compliant in on-premise and hybrid environments.