Platform Engineer (Defence / MOD)
Contract Outside IR35 - £475-500pd
Farnborough (Hybrid) 3 days a week on site
3 months intial contract - likely extension
We are seeking experienced Platform Engineers to support secure defence and MOD programmes. These outside IR35 contracts are ideal for engineers who thrive on building and operating resilient platforms in highly regulated, security-cleared environments, including hybrid and air-gapped systems. You will work within platform and DevOps teams dedicated to automation, reliability, and operational excellence, contributing to the design, delivery, and improvement of critical platform services.
You will have the opportunity to influence standards, tooling, and best practices across the organisation, while helping shape the architecture and operational approach for MOD applications and secure platforms.
Key Responsibilities
1. Develop and enhance platform services across hybrid environments
2. Improve and standardise automated deployment and CI/CD pipelines
3. Strengthen observability, monitoring, and proactive operations
4. Support incident response, troubleshooting, and service improvements
5. Provide guidance on platform patterns, tooling, and best practices
6. Contribute to architectural decisions and technical governance
7. Share kno...