Platform Engineer

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience across several of the following: AWS / Cloud Platforms, Kubernetes, Terraform / Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, DevOps / DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Docker / Containers, Automation / Configuration Management, Linux, Cloud-native architecture, Security tooling / secure software delivery
• Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) or developer enablement platforms would be particularly interesting
• Exposure to tools or concepts including Coder, SAST, DAST, SBOM generation, vulnerability scanning or policy-as-code would also be advantageous
• AWS certification at Associate level or above would be beneficial but is not essential where the practical experience is strong
• Experience working within high-security, government, defence, national security or similarly regulated environments would be advantageous
• Candidates must hold current active eDV security clearance, or at a minimum DV clearance with willingness to undergo eDV

Responsibilities:

• Design, build and maintain secure cloud-native platforms
• Develop automation for infrastructure provisioning, configuration and operational workflows
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code
• Work extensively with Kubernetes / containerised environments
• Embed security throughout engineering and software delivery processes
• Support modern DevSecOps practices
• Improve platform resilience, scalability and observability
• Work across software engineering, infrastructure and security teams
• Support developer platforms and improve the overall developer experience
• Work within highly secure / regulated technical environments

Technologies:

• AWS
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• DevOps
• Docker
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• Security
• Terraform

More:

We are a rapidly growing UK technology organisation developing highly secure, scalable and automated platforms for some of the UKs most demanding technical environments. This is a genuinely hands-on role across Platform Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, Cloud Infrastructure and Software Delivery. We work with modern cloud-native technologies in a fast-moving environment with low bureaucracy, on complex projects where security, performance and reliability genuinely matter. The role is based in Cheltenham on a hybrid working basis, and the package includes a £100,000 basic salary, discretionary bonus, benefits, training and professional certification opportunities, and exposure to modern Cloud, Platform Engineering and secure technology environments. There is flexibility above the advertised salary for particularly strong individuals with the right technical background and clearance.

last updated 39 week of 2026