The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to join a Secure Digital Platform (SDP) programme supporting critical UK Defence and Aerospace initiatives.
Working within a highly secure environment, you will help deliver and maintain modern cloud and infrastructure platforms that support mission-critical applications and services.
This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies across Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, OpenShift, virtualisation, automation, and enterprise infrastructure.
The successful candidate will have a strong background within Defence, MOD, Defence Digital, or Aerospace environments and hold active SC Clearance.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and maintain secure cloud and on-premise infrastructure environments.
- Administer and optimise Microsoft Azure services and workloads.
- Manage Windows Server and Linux operating systems.
- Support Kubernetes and OpenShift container platforms.
- Maintain virtualisation and enterprise hosting solutions.
- Monitor platform performance, availability, capacity, and security.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and platform incidents.
- Support infrastructure changes and deployments through established change processes.
- Contribute to disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity activities.
- Develop and implement automation solutions to improve operational efficiency.
- Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices and platform modernisation initiatives.
- Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and service records.
- Work closely with architects, engineers, and project teams to deliver resilient technology services.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Defence & Security
- Active SC Clearance.
- Proven experience working within MOD, Defence Digital, Defence suppliers, or Aerospace organisations.
- Understanding of secure and regulated environments.
- Cloud & Infrastructure
- Microsoft Azure administration and support.
- Windows Server administration.
- Linux administration.
- Enterprise infrastructure operations.
- Platform Technologies
- Kubernetes administration and support.
- OpenShift platform experience.
- Virtualisation technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, or similar).
- Infrastructure monitoring and performance management.
- Automation & DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code exposure (Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, or similar).
- Automation and scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.).
- CI/CD and platform automation experience beneficial.
Desirable Experience
- Azure certifications.
- Red Hat/OpenShift certifications.
- Kubernetes certifications.
- Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments.
- Knowledge of Zero Trust or secure cloud architectures.
- ITIL awareness or service management experience.
What You'll Deliver
- Reliable and secure platform services.
- Stable cloud and infrastructure operations.
- Improved automation and operational efficiency.
- Enhanced platform resilience and availability.
- Successful support of Defence and Aerospace digital programmes.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to work on high-profile Defence programmes, supporting the delivery of secure digital capabilities that are critical to national security.
You'll be part of a collaborative technical team using modern cloud, container, and automation technologies to build and operate next-generation platforms.
Active SC Clearance and Defence/Aerospace experience are essential requirements for this role.