DV Cleared Platform Engineer in Gloucester

Position Description: Join CGI as a Platform Engineer and help shape the secure, scalable foundations that enable innovative AI services to move from development into operational environments. You'll take ownership of meaningful engineering challenges, using AWS, Kubernetes and automation to create reliable platforms that accelerate delivery and generate lasting value for our clients. Working alongside collaborative teams and drawing on CGI's wider expertise, you'll have the freedom to explore creative approaches, influence technical direction and turn ideas into robust solutions. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is an office based role. In this role, you will help design, build and operate the platform capabilities that support the development, integration and hosting of AI services. You'll take ownership of platform engineering activities across AWS and Kubernetes environments, helping teams develop efficiently and deploy securely into operational environments. You'll have the opportunity to introduce new ideas, solve complex engineering challenges and continuously enhance the tools and processes that enable successful delivery, with support from CGI's wider community of technical experts. Design & Build: Develop and enhance scalable platform capabilities using AWS and Kubernetes. Deploy, manage and maintain applications running on Kubernetes and AWS EKS.Contribute to Python applications, utilities and engineering tools that improve platform capabilities. Integrate & Enable: Support the integration and hosting of AI services across client environments. Take responsibility for high-quality engineering outcomes while contributing to the technical direction of the platform. You should bring hands-on platform engineering experience and be comfortable working with cloud-native technologies in complex environments. You'll combine practical AWS and Kubernetes expertise with Python and CI/CD knowledge, alongside the ability to collaborate effectively, take ownership of technical challenges and develop creative solutions with the support of a wider engineering community. AWS: Strong practical experience working with AWS, including operating workloads on Amazon EKS.Python: Ability to contribute to the development of applications, automation or engineering tools using Python. Platform Engineering: Experience building, operating or improving reliable cloud-based platforms. Security Clearance: Hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to undergo the required clearance process. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.