Platform Engineer

Position

Description:

At CGI we deliver secure scalable cloud platforms that support critical programmes across Space Defence and Intelligence. As a Platform Engineer youll help design automate and optimise modern infrastructure environments using Kubernetes and Linux. Youll take ownership of technical challenges develop innovative automation solutions and collaborate with experienced teams to deliver resilient high-performing platforms. Working on a secure programme in Belfast youll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact while developing your expertise in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK Best Employer by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary excellent pension private healthcare plus a share scheme (3.5% 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector including our Armed Forces and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.

Join us and youll be part of an open friendly community of experts. Well train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Due to the secure nature of the programme you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This role requires five days per week onsite in Belfast.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

In this role you will design manage and optimise secure cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure ensuring high availability scalability and performance. Youll take ownership of platform reliability drive automation and work collaboratively with Dev Ops and development teams to deliver secure efficient infrastructure solutions.

Design & Manage:
Deploy maintain and monitor Kubernetes clusters and Linux infrastructure.

Automate & Optimise:
Use Ansible scripting and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to streamline provisioning and operations.

Orchestrate & Scale:
Manage Kubernetes workloads container deployments and microservices.

Secure & Protect:
Maintain platform security resilience backup and disaster recovery capabilities.

Integrate & Deliver:
Support CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with Dev Ops teams to improve deployment efficiency.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

You should have hands-on experience managing Linux-based infrastructure and container platforms with strong automation skills and an understanding of secure highly available environments.

Strong experience with Red Hat and Kubernetes.

Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.

Experience with Ansible scripting and Infrastructure as Code.

Understanding of containerisation networking and infrastructure security.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.

Knowledge of monitoring high availability and disaster recovery.

UK Security Clearance or eligibility to obtain it.

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Skills:

• BASH
• Kubernetes
• Open Shift
• Open Stack
• Python
• Ansible

What you can expect from us:

Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Required Experience:

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