Analytics Platform Engineer - Cheltenham

Salary: £90,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong Python development experience.
• Experience working with Kubernetes.
• Strong experience with Docker and containerised environments.
• Understanding of CI/CD principles and experience with GitLab pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a practical engineering mindset.
• Experience designing and building scalable, secure technical solutions.
• Ability to work effectively across a varied and sometimes unfamiliar technology environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with technical teams including Data Scientists and MLOps Engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test and deploy scalable analytics hosting platforms.
• Build secure and robust systems supporting mission-critical analytics solutions.
• Work across the full software development lifecycle, from design through to deployment and ongoing enhancement.
• Work on high-impact projects focused on cloud migration and data management.
• Develop and enhance platform capabilities to support evolving analytics requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across existing analytics services.
• Deliver bug fixes and feature enhancements for mission-facing analytics platforms.
• Provide hands-on engineering support to Data Scientists and MLOps teams.
• Work across a varied technology landscape, adapting to unfamiliar technologies where required.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of reliable, scalable and secure technical solutions.
• Work collaboratively with technical teams to understand requirements and deliver effective engineering solutions.
• Help ensure analytics platforms remain robust, maintainable and fit for purpose.

Technologies:

• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Docker
• GitLab
• Support
• Kubernetes
• MLOps
• Python
• DevOps
• ElasticSearch
• NodeJS
• OAuth
• React
• Scala
• Spark

More:

We are a specialist consultancy focused on digital transformation and technical delivery within the public sector, hiring Senior or Principal Analytics Platform Engineers to join our growing team in Cheltenham on a hybrid basis. This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-impact projects involving cloud migration, data management and the development of robust analytics platforms supporting mission-critical solutions. We offer a varied technology landscape, a collaborative team environment with regular social events, hybrid and flexible working, central Cheltenham offices with parking and flexible working spaces, a personal and company bonus scheme, business development commission, life assurance, private medical insurance, 28 days annual leave with the option to buy more, generous pension contributions, access to a personal financial advisor, a car scheme, a generous annual training budget and ongoing development opportunities, enhanced long-service benefits, and the opportunity to work on high-impact digital transformation projects.

last updated 38 week of 2026