At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and improve secure cloud platforms for major UK public sector programmes.
- Company: Global tech consultancy focused on digital transformation in the public sector.
- Benefits: Flexible hybrid working, career progression, training, and wellbeing support.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- Why this job: Join an agile team and make a real impact on critical services used by millions.
- Qualifications: Experience in Platform Engineering, AWS, Terraform, and strong Linux knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.
Location: Newcastle / Hybrid
Salary: up to £85,000 plus benefits
SC cleared or SC eligible candidates required.
Build and improve secure cloud platforms while developing deeper expertise across modern platform tooling.
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 PLATFORM ENGINEER ROLE
As a Platform Engineer, you will join an agile engineering team building and improving secure, reliable cloud platforms for major UK public sector programmes. The role is predominantly hands-on and offers scope to become a go-to engineer in your specialist area while broadening your experience across the wider platform stack.
- Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using AWS and Terraform
- Support containerised services using Docker and Kubernetes
- Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Troubleshoot Linux-based production environments and improve reliability
- Own defined areas of delivery and contribute to technical decisions
- Share knowledge, onboard colleagues and support less experienced engineers
PLATFORM ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Commercial Platform Engineering, DevOps or Cloud Engineering experience
- Hands-on AWS experience in a production environment
- Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform
- Strong Linux knowledge, including troubleshooting and scripting
- Experience with Git and modern software delivery practices
- Exposure to containers, CI/CD and automation tooling
- Clear communication and a willingness to support and share knowledge with others
Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance. The role is aligned to Newcastle, although travel to client or other UK sites may be required.
TO BE CONSIDERED
Please either apply through this advert or email me directly. For further information, please call me.
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: Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, AWS, Terraform, Linux, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code.
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