Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer (DevOps)

Location: Glasgow or Edinburgh (Hybrid with UK client travel)

Salary: £55,000 to £66,000 + Excellent Benefits

Function: Engineering / Cloud & DevOps

Industry: Technology Consulting

Build modern cloud platforms that power enterprise-scale digital transformation.

About the Role

Our client is a global technology consultancy delivering some of the UK's most ambitious cloud and digital engineering programmes. They're looking for a Platform Engineer with strong DevOps expertise to help design, build and support secure, scalable cloud platforms across a diverse portfolio of public and private sector clients.

You'll work alongside experienced engineers, architects and delivery teams, using modern cloud-native technologies to automate infrastructure, improve software delivery and build highly resilient production environments. Every project brings a different challenge, giving you exposure to new technologies, industries and engineering practices.

What You'll Be Doing

• Building, deploying and supporting cloud-native platforms on AWS.
• Developing and maintaining Kubernetes environments in production.
• Creating infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, primarily AWS CDK and Terraform.
• Designing and improving CI/CD pipelines to enable faster, more reliable software delivery.
• Working closely with development teams to improve automation, platform reliability and operational excellence.
• Implementing monitoring, logging and observability to improve platform performance and incident response.
• Using AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve productivity and delivery quality.
• Collaborating directly with clients and contributing to engineering best practice across the wider business.

Ideal Background

• Commercial experience building solutions on AWS.
• Strong hands-on Kubernetes experience within production environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK.
• Good working knowledge of Terraform.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket.
• Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), monitoring and observability.
• Strong communication skills and experience working within Agile delivery teams.

What You'll Receive

• Salary between £55,000 and £66,000 .
• Hybrid working from Glasgow or Edinburgh with occasional UK client travel.
• 25 days annual leave plus additional charity leave.
• Private medical insurance.
• Ongoing investment in technical training, certifications and career progression.
• Opportunities to work with modern cloud, AI and platform engineering technologies.
• Exposure to enterprise-scale transformation programmes across multiple industries.

Who Should Apply

This role is ideal for Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers or Cloud Engineers who enjoy building scalable cloud infrastructure, automating delivery pipelines and working with modern AWS technologies. If you want to work on technically challenging projects while continuing to develop your cloud engineering skills, this is an excellent opportunity.

Please note: Successful applicants must be eligible to obtain BPSS and SC Security Clearance, which requires five years of continuous UK address history at the point of application.