Job Description
Senior Azure Platform Engineer
This growing consultancy delivers cutting-edge tech solutions into Defence and National Security — helping drive innovation in some of the UK's most sensitive environments. With a reputation for high-quality, no-nonsense engineering, they’re now hiring a Senior Platform Engineer to lead on some of their most high-impact work.
Role Overview:
* Location: Farnborough (Hybrid)
* Package: Up to £550 outside IR35
* Industry: Defence & National Security / Secure IT Consultancy
What You’ll Be Doing:
* Designing and building CI/CD pipelines and automating deployments across secure environments
* Leading on Kubernetes configuration, infrastructure orchestration, and platform tooling
* Creating ‘golden paths’ that ensure platforms are scalable, secure, and easy to maintain
* Driving a GitOps approach using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes
* Advising development teams on how to get the most from the platform
* Keeping an eye on emerging tech and helping to shape the future of internal tooling and delivery
Main Skills Needed:
1. Experience with with Azure cloud is a must
2. Strong exper...