Cloud Platform Developer

Overview

Location: Gloucester, UK (On Site) * Employment Type: Full-time, Mid-Senior level

About the Opportunity

Sanderson is collaborating with a leading UK-based organisation seeking skilled Cloud Platform Developers to support Secure Government projects in National Security. In this role, you’ll work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to design and develop high-availability, fully automated, cloud-native solutions using AWS cloud technologies. This is an opportunity to work on mission-critical projects, modernising legacy platforms, driving automation, and delivering secure, scalable infrastructure for some of the UK’s most sensitive and high-profile environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project teams to understand business needs, technical context, and strategic direction
• Advise customers on emerging tools, technologies, and methodologies to solve complex problems
• Design and implement automated, scalable solutions using cloud and open-source technologies
• Ensure all solutions meet strict security and compliance requirements
• Support continuous improvement through innovation and automation best practices
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure platforms
• Strong background in Linux systems engineering/administration
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices (e.g., Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
• Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, Agile environment
• A self-starter with strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail
• Programming languages: Python, React, Go
• Web services: NGINX, Apache, JBoss
• Source control: Git, Bitbucket, Subversion
• Security identity and access management tools (e.g., SSL/TLS, OIDC, Keycloak, Red Hat SSO)

Security Clearance Requirements

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible for national security clearance. To meet this requirement, applicants must:

• Be sole British citizens (dual nationality is not permitted)
• Have not spent more than 30 consecutive days outside the UK in the past 10 years
• Have no criminal record
• Have no significant financial irregularities (e.g., bankruptcy, outstanding debt issues)

Unfortunately, candidates who do not meet these criteria cannot be considered for this position.

Why You’ll Enjoy Working Here

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (private health cover, childcare vouchers, gym membership, and more)
• Hybrid working model balancing flexibility with in-person collaboration
• Opportunities for training, certification, and career progression
• Inclusive and collaborative culture with a strong focus on innovation, wellbeing, and delivering impact

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Consulting

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting and Engineering Services

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• Strong background in Linux systems engineering/administration
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices (e.g., Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
• Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, Agile environment
• A self-starter with strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail
• Programming languages: Python, React, Go
• Web services: NGINX, Apache, JBoss
• Source control: Git, Bitbucket, Subversion
• Security identity and access management tools (e.g., SSL/TLS, OIDC, Keycloak, Red Hat SSO), Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible for national security clearance. To meet this requirement, applicants must:
• Be sole British citizens (dual nationality is not permitted)
• Have not spent more than 30 consecutive days outside the UK in the past 10 years
• Have no criminal record
• Have no significant financial irregularities (e.g., bankruptcy, outstanding debt issues)

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (private health cover, childcare vouchers, gym membership, and more)
• Hybrid working model balancing flexibility with in-person collaboration
• Opportunities for training, certification, and career progression
• Inclusive and collaborative culture with a strong focus on innovation, wellbeing, and delivering impact