Senior Platform Engineer

• Specialism

Platform Engineering

• Job type

Permanent

• Location

London, North East, North West, South East, South West, UK Remote, Scotland

• Salary

£75,000 \- £90,000 per annum

What if your next engineering role could help transform the way millions of people interact with government services?

We're looking for ambitious Senior Platform or DevOps Engineers who thrive on solving complex technical challenges, automating everything possible, and building cloud\-native platforms at scale. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of the UK's digital transformation programme, delivering modern, resilient services that make a genuine difference to people's everyday lives.

You'll join a community of highly skilled engineers to build the next generation of public sector platforms. Whether you're an experienced DevOps professional or a Platform Engineer looking to expand your expertise, you'll be given the autonomy, support, and training to accelerate your career while working on some of the most technically challenging projects in the country.

If you're passionate about cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, continuous delivery, and learning new technologies, this could be the role you've been waiting for.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing, building, and maintaining scalable, reliable cloud platforms


• Delivering infrastructure as code using AWS and Terraform


• Supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes


• Working on cross\-functional engineering projects within agile teams


• Troubleshooting and resolving complex issues in high\-availability production environments


• Collaborating with developers, architects, and stakeholders to deliver modern digital services


• Contributing to platform improvements, innovation, and engineering best practices

Helping shape the future of digital services within the UK Public Sector

• Key Skills required:


• Cloud Experience: AWS alongside Azure and GCP as a bonus


• Infrastructure as code: Terraform


• CI/CD \& automation: GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar


• Kubernetes \& containers (EKS/AKS)


• Observability \& reliability: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry


• Platform Thinking: internal developer platforms, self servicing tool


• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Passion for learning new technologies and continuously developing skills

• You'll be part of a highly skilled engineering community delivering impactful solutions at enterprise scale. This company believes in continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and creating an environment where engineers can thrive while working with modern technologies and industry\-leading practices.

If you're a Platform or DevOps Engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, learning new technologies, and making a real\-world impact, please apply below.

Toby Dixon\-Teasdale
Recruitment Consultant
07441391316

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