At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and maintain secure, scalable platforms in hybrid cloud environments.
- Company: Join a dynamic engineering team supporting Defence and National Security.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £79,000, hybrid work, and professional growth opportunities.
- Other info: Opportunity for technical mentorship and collaboration with skilled professionals.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on mission-critical projects while working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: Experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering is preferred.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Senior Platform Engineer - Farnborough, Hybrid - Security Cleared - Up to £79,000 We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join a growing engineering team delivering secure, resilient, and scalable platforms across cloud and on-premise environments.
This is an opportunity to work on complex, mission-critical projects where your expertise will directly contribute to the delivery of technology supporting the Defence and National Security sector.
Working alongside highly skilled engineers, architects and technical specialists, you'll help shape platform strategy, drive engineering best practices, and deliver robust infrastructure that enables modern software development at scale.
What you'll be doing Designing, building and maintaining secure, scalable platform solutions across hybrid cloud environments.
Developing and improving CI/CD pipelines to support efficient software delivery.
Implementing monitoring, observability and operational tooling to improve platform reliability.
Working closely with Site Reliability Engineering and Operations teams to ensure high availability and resilience.
Supporting incident response, root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
Acting as a technical mentor, promoting engineering standards and best practice across the team.
Collaborating with architects, engineers and stakeholders to evolve platform capabilities and adopt emerging technologies.
What we're looking for You'll ideally have experience in: Platform Engineering, Dev Ops or Infrastructure Engineering.
Kubernetes and containerised platforms.
Cloud technologies including AWS, Azure or GCP.
Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
CI/CD tooling and automation.
Platform security, operational tooling and governance.
Delivering complex solutions within secure or regulated environments.
Experience within Defence, National Security or other highly regulated industries would be advantageous but isn't essential.
Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be Sole UK Nationals and be eligible to obtain Security Clearance (SC), with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV).
Some international travel may occasionally be required.
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Senior Platform Engineer employer: Talent Locker
Talent Locker is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in London where innovation thrives. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have access to cutting-edge technologies and collaborative teams that foster creativity and professional development. The competitive salary, performance bonuses, and outstanding benefits make it a rewarding place to advance your career in AI and machine learning.
