Job Description
Platform Engineer - IaC) - CloudFormation or Terraform
Leeds (Hybrid)
Permanent
£70,000 - £75,000 (DOE)
Platform Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance and experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform
Permanent career opportunity based in Leeds (Hybrid). Start ASAP ideally May/June 2026.
Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH), and 3 days/week working on-site from the Leeds office.
A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in delivering large-scale Government digital modernisation projects.
Key skills, experience + duties to include:
* Platform Engineer needed with strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform + experience of AWS Cloud environments.
* Experience of Scripting and pipeline automation (e.g. Jenkins and GitHub Actions).
* Excellent understanding of cloud services (AWS) and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
* Senior Platform Engineer including a solid understanding of software engineering principles and their application.
* Experience of working closely with development and infrastructure teams to quickly understand requirements and implement solutions.
* Working with automation to improve development processes and optimise software delivery.
* Experience hands on CloudFormation scripting, troubleshooting and debugging
* Working knowledge of Chef, scripting and troubleshooting. Python scripting and troubleshooting.
* Experience with Jenkins pipelines (multibranch), deployments, Groovy scripting
* Experience with Linux commands and knowledge of troubleshooting web services
* Experience with AWS services - EC2, NLB, API Gateway, ASG, etc
* Must hold active SC Security Clearance that has been in use on a project within the past 12 months
* Benefits: Salary to £70k-75k (DOE) + Hybrid + 10% Bonus + Pension + Annual holiday + BHs + Death in Service + Health Care Plan + More.
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