Senior Platform Engineer - Yeovil

Salary: £60,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong technical ability with experience delivering and supporting complex platforms.
• Ability to balance hands-on engineering with technical leadership and mentoring responsibilities.
• Confidence to take ownership of solutions and represent engineering in technical discussions.
• Windows and Linux operating systems administration and support.
• Virtualised infrastructure operation and maintenance, including VMware and Hyper-V.
• Operational support of platform services in live environments, such as PAM, PKI, and cross-domain solutions.
• Platform administration, including patching, upgrades, configuration, and account management.
• Monitoring, alerting, and incident response for platform services.
• Incident and problem management, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and firewalls.
• Automation and scripting for operational tasks using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar.
• Knowledge of cyber security controls and accreditation requirements.
• Experience supporting systems across the engineering lifecycle, including transition into service, run, and improvement.
• Delivery within secure, enterprise, or defence environments.
• Desirable: experience supporting platforms such as CyberArk, PKI services, or cross-domain / secure transfer solutions.
• Desirable: use of monitoring and alerting tools such as SIEM or infrastructure monitoring platforms.
• Desirable: ITIL-aligned service management practices, including incident, problem, and change.
• Desirable: automation of operational activities such as scripts, scheduled jobs, and runbooks.
• Desirable: experience working in high-availability or 24/7 service environments.
• Desirable: integration with enterprise services such as Active Directory, identity, logging, and backup.
• Desirable: container platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• A good attitude and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, build, and support of secure platforms in on-premise and hybrid environments.
• Take ownership of engineering delivery for one or more work packages, including planning, estimation, execution, and reporting.
• Develop and review system architectures, low-level designs, and technical documentation.
• 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.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to internal engineering standards.

Technologies:

• Active Directory
• Bash
• Docker
• Hyper-V
• Support
• ITIL
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• PowerShell
• Python
• Security
• TCP/IP
• VMware
• Windows

More:

We are Leonardo UK, partnering with hackajob to hire for this Senior Platform Engineer role within our Cyber & Security Solutions Division. This permanent position is based at our Yeovil site with a blended hybrid working model, combining working from home and on site collaboration. We offer a comprehensive company-funded benefits package, including generous leave with up to 12 additional flexi-days each year, an award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution, free access to mental health support and financial advice, learning through Coursera and LinkedIn Learning, flexible benefits worth up to £500 annually, and flexible hours with hybrid working options. We are a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security, employing over 53,000 people worldwide and 8,500 across 9 UK sites. We are committed to an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace where our people help shape innovation, advance technology, and enhance global safety.

last updated 35 week of 2026