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# Cloud Platform Engineer

- **Company:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Windows PowerShell, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Scripting, Cloud Platform System, AWS Lambda, Cloudformation, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Vba Programming Language, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Docker
- **Published:** September 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8e93c75a60d8ec73

## About the Role

* Strong experience of working within an IT Service/Support function.
 * Knowledge of IT technologies, including PowerShell scripting, VBA scripting, TCP/IP networking
 * Experience of working with 3rd Party IT service suppliers and partners.
 * Experience of working within large, matrixed organisations.
 * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and technologies to multiple stakeholders.
 * Demonstrated ability to develop and implement innovative solutions.
 * Draws upon past or previous experience and makes judgements to resolve problems for scenarios that may not be covered by standard procedures.
 * Applies subject matter knowledge to local problems or issues.
 * History of making evaluative judgments of both factual and qualitative information drawn from a variety of sources.

## Description

The AI Platform Engineer plays a critical role in maintaining and improving DI AWS environments and the associated AI tools.

 * Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
 * Build and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platforms and landing zones.
 * Automate deployment pipelines and operational processes using CI/CD tools and scripting languages.
 * Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, security, and cost optimisation.
 * Manage networking, IAM policies, security groups, VPCs, and cloud governance controls.
 * Support containerised and serverless workloads using technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), and AWS Lambda.
 * Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to deliver cloud-native solutions.
 * Troubleshoot infrastructure and platform issues across development, test, and production environments.
 * Implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
 * Ensure compliance with security standards, best practices, and organisational policies.
 * Evaluate new AWS services and recommend platform improvements and innovations.


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