Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer - Security Cleared - Cheltenham (Hybrid) - Up to £75,000 Are you a Platform Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and building resilient, secure infrastructure? We're looking for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys experimenting with new technologies, and wants to work on projects where reliability, automation and operational excellence are essential. You'll be joining a collaborative engineering team delivering secure, high-impact platforms that support critical national programmes. The Role As a Platform Engineer, you'll design, deploy and maintain modern infrastructure across cloud and on-premise environments. Working alongside experienced software and infrastructure engineers, you'll help build scalable, automated platforms while continually improving how services are deployed, monitored and operated. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll: Build and improve secure, automated platform infrastructureDeploy solutions into complex production environmentsImprove CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practicesWork closely with developers to streamline software deliveryTroubleshoot production issues and optimise platform performanceContribute ideas, challenge existing approaches and help shape engineering best practice Technology You'll have the opportunity to work with modern DevOps and platform technologies including: KubernetesTerraformGitHub & GitHub ActionsHelmAWSVMwareBashGo and/or RustExperience with every technology isn't expected-we're looking for engineers who learn quickly and enjoy solving technical problems. About You You'll likely have experience in several of the following: Supporting and operating production platformsInfrastructure as Code and automationContainerisation and KubernetesCloud infrastructure, ideally AWSCI/CD tooling and deployment pipelinesLinux administrationStrong troubleshooting and problem-solving skillsDue to the nature of the work, applicants must have existing Security Clearance. Platform Engineer - Security Cleared - Cheltenham (Hybrid) - Up to £75,000 LNKD1_UKTJ