Platform Engineer

PLATFORM ENGINEER

• Platform Engineer opportunity working on cutting-edge AI/ML and secure platform technologies
• £555 per day via Umbrella
• Hybrid working – Portsmouth based with 2 days onsite every other week
• SC Clearance required

Our client is a leading engineering and technology organisation delivering highly secure, mission-critical solutions within the Defence and National Security sector. They are investing heavily in the evolution of their platform and AI/ML capabilities, supporting complex programmes operating within secure and highly regulated environments. Due to continued programme growth, they are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join their team.

As a Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in modernising and evolving existing platform capabilities across multiple environments at different stages of maturity. This is a hands‑on technical leadership position, combining strategic thinking and technical guidance with practical engineering delivery.

You will help drive Dev Sec Ops  best practice, support platform automation initiatives and enable secure AI/ML integration within highly regulated and air‑gapped environments.

You will:

• Lead the design and implementation of Dev Sec Ops  solutions and platform improvements
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks and deployment tooling
• Support Kubernetes and Docker-based containerised environments
• Develop automation and scripting solutions using Python, Bash and Linux
• Support AI/ML model integration into operational platforms
• Work with Apache Kafka and associated data streaming technologies
• Drive secure development practices within air‑gapped and highly regulated environments
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve platform performance, scalability and security
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers across the wider team

• Strong Platform Engineering, Dev Ops or Dev Sec Ops  experience
• Expertise in Kubernetes and Docker
• Strong CI/CD pipeline development and automation experience
• Python and Bash scripting skills
• Experience implementing Dev Sec Ops  practices, security scanning and automation
• Experience working within secure or air‑gapped environments
• Strong Linux administration skills
• Experience integrating AI/ML models into production environments
• Experience with Apache Kafka Ability to provide technical leadership while remaining hands‑on

• Experience with in Defence, National Security or highly regulated sectors
• Experience operating within hybrid cloud environments
• Knowledge of ITAR, compliance frameworks and secure development practices
• Experience modernising legacy platforms and environments
• Experience supporting large-scale distributed systems