Senior Platform Engineer; eDV

Position: Senior Platform Engineer (eDV)
Package:  59,400 - 66,000 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits Role :
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Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Platform Engineer at our Malvern site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role As a Senior Platform Engineer, you'll play a key role in the design, development and delivery of secure, mission-critical IT infrastructure supporting highly classified customer environments.

Day-to-day, you'll work alongside project managers, architects and engineering teams to design and deliver secure server and network infrastructure solutions. You'll provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and fit for purpose while supporting some of the UK's most challenging national security programmes.

Your responsibilities will include:

Designing secure infrastructure and platform solutions for highly classified environments

Providing technical leadership and guidance across delivery teams and engineering disciplines

Producing high-level and detailed technical designs, delivery plans and supporting documentation

Supporting the integration of server, virtualisation, networking and security technologies

Ensuring solutions comply with relevant technical, security and engineering standards

Supporting customer engagements, bids and business-winning activities

Essential experience of the Senior Platform Engineer:  Active eDV clearance

Strong background in enterprise server and infrastructure technologies

Experience designing and delivering complex networked IT solutions

Knowledge of virtualisation technologies such as VMware and associated infrastructure platforms

Experience producing technical architecture and design documentation

Ability to engage effectively with customers, stakeholders and multidisciplinary engineering teams

Essential qualifications for the Senior Platform Engineer:

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience

Demonstrable experience delivering complex IT infrastructure solutions within secure environments

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Malvern site with a minimum average site attendance of five days per week. The Malvern facility is noted for its work in electronic warfare, surveillance and complex system integration, contributing significantly to the UK’s defence capabilities. Developing technologies for military and civilian applications, including sensors, communications and cyber security. Please note that all applicants for this role must hold eDV Clearance.

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At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing int One of our recruitment team will contact you.

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