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Your Impact
Are you ready to take the next step in your engineering career and lead the delivery of critical platforms that protect national security? At Leonardo, our Senior Platform Engineers combine technical expertise with leadership, driving the design, integration, and support of complex systems that underpin our customers' missions.
Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. The role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working on site at one of our Leonardo offices to ensure close collaboration with the wider team and with our customers.
Leonardo UK is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join the Cyber & Security Solutions Division team. This role is focused on delivering, maintaining, and improving platform and systems engineering solutions that underpin critical defence, government and public sector services. What you will do as a Senior Platform Engineer
Lead the design, build, and support of secure platforms on-premise and hybrid environments.
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.
Confidence to take ownership of solutions and represent engineering in technical discussions.
Core areas (must have):
Windows and Linux operating systems
Virtualisation platforms (VMware, Hyper-V)
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) stack (vSphere, vSAN, NSX-T, Aria Suite)
Design, build and operation of software-defined datacentre platforms
Network virtualisation and micro-segmentation concepts (NSX, platform-integrated)
Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls)
Automation and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform)
Knowledge of cyber security controls and accreditation requirements
Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle
Integration of compute, storage, and network layers into a unified platform
Delivery within secure / enterprise / defence environments
Desirable:
VCP Certification
Expertise with cloud platforms (AWS) and Infrastructure as Code
Experience integrating enterprise services (Active Directory, PKI, monitoring, SIEM)
Hands-on use of DevSecOps tools and CI/CD pipelines
VxRail and hyper-converged infrastructure
Automation of VCF lifecycle (patching, upgrades, deployment)
Integration with enterprise identity and security services (AD, PKI, PAM)
Containerisation platforms (Kubernetes, Docker)
This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. Security Clearance
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work-life balance. \Award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution. \Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks. \
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