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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** SANDERSON LLC
- **Location:** United States
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Services, Cloud Platform System, Software Troubleshooting, Terraform
- **Published:** October 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://computerjobs.com/us/en/mob/job/A31BB9197B4FE77F45

## About the Role

* Strong experience working within cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure or GCP).
 * Proven expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
 * Strong Scripting and automation skills, ideally Python.
 * Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
 * Good understanding of cloud security, governance and best practices.
 * Experience supporting highly available, scalable cloud platforms.
 * Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving and stakeholder communication skills.
 * Previous experience within regulated environments is advantageous.

## Description

We're currently supporting a leading organisation in their search for an experienced Platform Engineer to join a high-performing cloud engineering team on an initial 6-month contract.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in the design, automation and ongoing enhancement of a large-scale cloud platform, ensuring it remains secure, scalable, resilient and cost-effective. You'll work closely with engineering, security and operations teams to deliver robust cloud infrastructure and improve platform capabilities through automation and Infrastructure as Code., * Design, implement and maintain core cloud platform services, networking and security controls.

 * Build and enhance Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and automation tooling.
 * Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support efficient cloud delivery.
 * Monitor platform performance, security and availability, driving proactive improvements and issue resolution.
 * Support incident management and operational excellence across cloud environments.
 * Continually optimise platform scalability, resilience and cloud costs.
 * Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and security teams to improve cloud engineering practices.