Platform Engineer

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• We need strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound technical decisions.
• We need a security-focused engineering mindset and a deep understanding of secure-by-design principles.
• We need experience working in large-scale, complex environments where resilience, security, and operational excellence are critical.
• We need the ability to assess technical risks, recommend mitigations, and influence engineering outcomes.
• We need strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• We need a proactive approach to automation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
• We need the ability to lead technical discussions and contribute to platform strategy and architecture.
• We need strong experience designing and operating cloud-native platforms, ideally within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• We need expertise in Kubernetes administration and container orchestration.
• We need hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• We need experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• We need a strong understanding of GitOps deployment methodologies.
• We need Linux administration and systems engineering experience.
• We need experience with cloud networking, load balancing, and connectivity services.
• We need knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio and Envoy.
• We need experience implementing observability solutions including logging, monitoring, and distributed tracing.
• We need scripting and automation expertise using modern tooling and languages.
• We need experience applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
• We need a strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals and secure engineering practices.
• We need experience implementing security controls within cloud-native environments.
• We need practical understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts and technologies.
• We need knowledge of secrets management, privileged access controls, and workload identities.
• We need understanding of PKI, certificate management, and encryption technologies.
• We need knowledge of cloud security architecture and security best practices.
• We need familiarity with Zero Trust principles and identity-centric security models.
• We need experience undertaking threat modelling, security design reviews, or abuse-case analysis.
• We need the ability to identify security vulnerabilities and recommend practical mitigations.
• We need understanding of security architecture patterns, segmentation, and defence-in-depth strategies.
• We need experience supporting critical production platforms.
• We need strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities.
• We need experience managing platform performance, capacity, and reliability.
• We need a demonstrated commitment to automation and operational efficiency.
• Experience working within regulated or highly governed environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• We design, build, and maintain cloud-native platform services supporting modern IAM capabilities.
• We deploy, administer, and optimise Kubernetes clusters and supporting infrastructure.
• We develop Infrastructure as Code solutions to enable repeatable, automated deployments.
• We build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps-based deployment practices.
• We manage cloud networking, connectivity, and platform security controls.
• We implement observability solutions, including logging, monitoring, metrics, and distributed tracing.
• We automate platform provisioning, configuration management, and operational processes.
• We support deployment and operation of identity services and supporting technology platforms.
• We implement secure secrets management and certificate lifecycle automation.
• We configure service mesh technologies and secure service-to-service communications.
• We manage ingress controllers, API gateways, and traffic routing solutions.
• We deliver high availability, resilience, backup, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• We support workload identity and authentication mechanisms.
• We ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory requirements.
• We optimise platform performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• We develop tooling and self-service capabilities that improve engineering productivity.
• We support incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis activities.
• We produce and maintain platform standards, documentation, and operational runbooks.
• We collaborate with engineering, architecture, and security teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
• We drive continuous improvement through automation, DevSecOps, and platform engineering best practices.

Technologies:

• API
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• GCP
• GitOps
• IAM
• Istio
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• Load Balancing
• Security
• Terraform
• DevOps
• Network

More:

We are hiring a Platform Engineer for a long-term contract opportunity based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, with a hybrid working pattern of 3 days onsite. The role sits inside IR35 and focuses on cloud-native platform engineering, IAM support, cybersecurity, and operational excellence. We work within a complex, security-conscious environment and are looking for someone who can help us build secure, scalable, and highly automated platform services while collaborating closely with engineering, architecture, and security teams.

last updated 30 week of 2026