SC Cleared Platform Engineer
Posted Today by 1763194356
£650 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Manchester
Summary: The role is for two experienced Senior Platform Engineers with Active SC Clearance to enhance and support a client's cloud-native infrastructure on AWS. The position involves working in a high-performing team to solve complex infrastructure challenges and improve developer experience through automation and CI/CD practices. The contract duration is between 3 to 6 months, with a hybrid working arrangement. Candidates should have a strong background in AWS and Kubernetes, among other technical skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Enhance and support cloud-native infrastructure on AWS.
- Deliver secure, scalable, and well-automated platform capabilities.
- Drive automation and improve developer experience through CI/CD and Kubernetes practices.
- Collaborate with a high-performing team to solve complex infrastructure challenges.
- Support and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced environment.
Key Skills:
- Strong background in AWS (EKS, EC2, IAM, networking, security groups, etc.).
- Solid Kubernetes expertise (Helm, manifests, troubleshooting, upgrades).
- Proven experience with GitLab CI/CD runners (autoscaling, Docker, configuration).
- Strong knowledge of Terraform or other IaC tooling.
- Experience with containerisation and image management (Docker, ECR).
- Familiar with observability and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, etc.).
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience supporting and mentoring junior engineers.
Salary: £650 daily
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
I'm looking for 2x experienced Senior Platform Engineers with Active SC Clearance to help enhance and support my client's cloud-native infrastructure. You'll be working within a small, high-performing team to deliver secure, scalable, and well-automated platform capabilities on AWS.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, driving automation, and improving the developer experience through robust CI/CD and Kubernetes practices.
Rate: £625 - £650 / day Outside IR35
Location: Manchester (2-3 days / week on-site)
Contract: 3-6 months
Experience Required:
Strong background in AWS (EKS, EC2, IAM, networking, security groups, etc.)
Solid Kubernetes expertise (Helm, manifests, troubleshooting, upgrades)
Proven experience with GitLab CI/CD runners (autoscaling, Docker, configuration)
Strong knowledge of Terraform or other IaC tooling
Experience with containerisation and image management (Docker, ECR)
Familiar with observability and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, etc.)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Experience supporting and mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced environment, fostering knowledge-sharing and best practices
We'll be looking to conduct a one-stage interview process over the next week, so please don't hesitate to apply now for more information!