Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer

• Senior Platform Engineer – Telford / Hybrid
• Salary up to £95,000 plus benefits
• SC cleared or SC eligible candidates required
• Own technical workstreams and help shape secure cloud platforms supporting critical public services

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a global technology consultancy delivering secure digital transformation programmes across the UK public sector. Its engineering teams design and operate modern cloud platforms that support critical services used by millions of people. Due to continued investment and programme growth, they are expanding their Platform Engineering capability.

THE BENEFITS

• Flexible hybrid working, typically around 1-2 days a week onsite
• Clear technical career progression and leadership pathways
• Access to industry-recognised certifications, training and mentoring
• Work on large-scale national digital transformation programmes
• Strong engineering community with knowledge sharing and collaboration
• Flexible benefits package and wellbeing support

THE SENIOR PLATFORM ENGINEER ROLE

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will remain hands-on while owning significant areas of platform delivery. You will lead work packages, help set technical direction and guide other engineers across complex, large-scale cloud environments.

• Design, build and improve secure AWS platform services using Terraform
• Own technical workstreams across infrastructure, containers and delivery automation
• Make architecture and design decisions within your area of expertise
• Anticipate technical risks and work with stakeholders to resolve them
• Improve Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, observability and platform reliability
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across the wider team

SENIOR PLATFORM ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Strong hands-on experience in a Senior Platform, DevOps or Cloud Engineering role
• Deep commercial experience with AWS and Terraform
• Production experience with Kubernetes and Docker
• Strong Linux engineering, scripting and troubleshooting capability
• Experience designing or improving CI/CD pipelines
• Evidence of owning workstreams and influencing technical decisions
• Experience mentoring engineers and communicating with technical stakeholders

Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance. The role is aligned to Telford, although travel to client or other UK sites may be required.

TO BE CONSIDERED

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via [email removed]. For further information, please call me on [phone removed] or [phone removed]. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit, subject to the required skills, your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

Senior Platform Engineer, Senior DevOps Engineer, Cloud Platform Engineer, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, CI/CD, Technical Leadership, Infrastructure as Code, NSD