Windows Platform Developer

World Wide Technology; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in the UK is seeking a Windows Platform Developer for a 9-month contract focused on designing and implementing a modern development environment. You will evaluate and implement WSL2, balance security and developer experience, and collaborate on a cross-platform strategy. Strong skills in Windows 11 tooling, Docker, and CI/CD practices are required. This remote role may require occasional travel to London.

Qualifications

• Comfortable developing on both Windows and Linux with hands-on WSL experience.
• Strong understanding of Windows 11 developer tooling and containerization.
• Solid grasp of SDLC and CI/CD best practices.
• Knowledge of security alignment with developer workflows.
• Experience in regulated financial services environments.
• Familiarity with Intune and modern device management.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and implement WSL2 to improve developer workflows.
• Balance security requirements with developer experience.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to define a cross-platform developer environment strategy.

Skills

Cross-platform development (Windows and Linux)

Windows 11 developer tooling (Dev Drive, WSL2, Hyper-V)

Docker/containerization expertise

SDLC and CI/CD best practices

Endpoint security tools knowledge

Experience in regulated financial services

Intune and modern device management

CI/CD experience (preferably GitHub Actions)

Windows performance profiling

Performance profiling

Tools

Docker

Hyper‑V

Intune

BeyondTrust

Dev Drive

WSL2

GitHub Actions

Job description

WWT EMEA has an opportunity for a Windows Platform Developer to design, evaluate, and implement a modern development environment across Windows and Linux.

The successful candidate will focus on enabling developer productivity while ensuring strong security alignment, supporting large‑scale Windows 11 feature adoption, and shaping the long‑term strategy for a unified development platform.

This is a contract Role & Inside IR35

Windows Platform Developer

Contract Duration: 9 months Contract

Location: Remote, United Kingdom (Occasional travel to London as per business need)

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and implement WSL2 to improve developer workflows.
• Balance security requirements with developer experience, partnering closely with security teams.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to define a cross-platform developer environment strategy.

Must‑Have Skills:

• Cross‑platform development: Comfortable developing on both Windows and Linux; hands‑on WSL experience.
• Strong understanding of Windows 11 developer tooling (Dev Drive, WSL2, Hyper‑V, containerization).
• Docker/containerization expertise on Windows, across both WSL2 and Hyper‑V—understands performance and security trade‑offs.
• Solid grasp of SDLC and CI/CD best practices; ability to align tooling with governance and release workflows.
• Exposure to endpoint security tools (e.g., BeyondTrust, privilege/app control).
• Experience working in regulated financial services.
• Familiarity with Intune and modern device management for developers.
• CI/CD experience (preferably GitHub Actions).
• Windows performance profiling and optimization skills.

Candidates will be required to go through background checks before commencing contract.

Must be eligible to live and work in the specified work location. Some occasional travel maybe required. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:

World Wide Technology is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified