Senior Platform Engineer

Fantastic salaries on offer, please get I touch to learn more about the remuneration package on offer

Company cultures & job summary

Our client is a specialist digital innovation partner in the Defence and National Security sector.

The require you to hit the ground running, you'll need proven experience driving technical direction and setting platform strategy, a hands-on background managing production environments, and a genuine love of tinkering and building incrementally. Familiarity with DevOps tooling and cloud platforms is a must, and knowledge of GitHub Actions, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Bash will go a long way.

Working Patterns and location – Hybrid – 3 days on site per week

·        Drive technical direction and set platform strategy for new and existing solutions.

·        Design and build incrementally using an MVP approach, learning quickly from failures.

·        Manage and support production systems, balancing reliability, performance, and operational excellence.

·        Deploy and enhance secure platforms in complex, constrained environments.

·        Elicit ideas and requirements from both internal teams and customers.

·        Identify and implement innovative solutions to difficult technical challenges.

·        Mentor and support team members, contributing to a collaborative engineering culture.

·        Continuously improve how technology is designed, delivered, and operated.

·        Proven experience setting technical direction and platform strategy in senior engineering roles.

·        Hands-on experience managing and operating production environments supporting live users.

·        Strong background in DevOps practices, tools, and culture.

·        Experience working across a variety of cloud-based platforms.

·        Comfortable working with ambiguity and solving problems in constrained or complex environments.

·        Strong problem-solving ability with a curiosity-led, continuous improvement mindset.

·        Ability to engage with customers and stakeholders to shape technical solutions.

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

·        Experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipeline management.

·        Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.

·        Working knowledge of Kubernetes for container orchestration.

·        Proficiency in Bash scripting for automation and system management.

·        Prior experience working in Defence, National Security, or other highly secure environments.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

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