Platform Engineer

This is an opportunity for a Platform Engineer to work on high-impact programmes supporting some of the UK's most complex and interesting security challenges. It would suit someone with deep cloud architecture and DevSecOps experience who enjoys working closely with customers, shaping secure cloud environments, and solving real-world problems in high-assurance settings., * Designing and delivering secure cloud environments to meet customer challenges

• Working across a mix of greenfield and brownfield projects
• Leading architecture discussions and design exercises
• Applying DevSecOps and cloud security best practice in high-assurance environments
• Building deep customer relationships and working closely with technical and operational teams
• Helping customers understand, shape, and solve cloud and security challenges
• Making pragmatic engineering trade-offs while maintaining strong technical quality
• Collaborating with customers and partner suppliers to gather and shape requirements
• Supporting secure delivery practices across cloud infrastructure, platforms, and engineering teams
• Promoting knowledge sharing, technical leadership, and engineering excellence

• Strong commercial experience as a Platform Engineer, DevSecOps Engineer, Cloud Architect, Cloud Security Architect, or similar
• Proven experience leading large AWS implementations or migrations in secure or high-assurance environments
• Hands-on expertise in designing and building cloud environments running critical workloads
• Strong understanding of cloud security, DevSecOps, and secure architecture principles
• Ability to lead architectural discussions and influence technical direction
• Strong customer-facing consulting skills, including the ability to gather requirements and manage ambiguity
• Ability to build strong relationships with customers and challenge established thinking where needed
• Strong presentation, communication, and knowledge-sharing skills
• Team leadership experience
• Active MOD SC clearance
• Willingness to undergo DV clearance

Desired skills

• AWS certifications at Associate level or above
• Experience in the national defence sector or other highly secure / regulated environments
• Broader cloud knowledge across Azure and/or GCP
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code
• Experience with secure cloud migrations and modern platform design
• Familiarity with containerisation, platform engineering, and secure CI/CD environments

Strong understanding of cloud governance, observability, and operational security practice Please note: candidates must hold active MOD SC clearance and be willing to undergo DV clearance. This role also requires regular on-site presence in Hereford

• £80,000 - £100,000 basic starting salary
• Bonus
• Hybrid working
• Pension
• Private healthcare
• Electric car scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Friendly, knowledgeable, peer-sharing culture
• Career progression
• Opportunity to work on meaningful programmes in a highly secure environment

The role and responsibilities

You will join a team designing and delivering secure cloud environments for customers operating in complex, high-security environments. The successful candidate will combine strong cloud architecture, customer-facing consulting, and DevSecOps capability, helping shape secure platforms, influence design decisions, and support delivery across a range of programmes.