Platform Engineer

Overview

Are you an experienced Platform or Infrastructure Engineer looking for a unique opportunity? Sopra Steria’s Aerospace Defence and Security sector is seeking individuals with a background in platform, infrastructure or Dev Ops for a project with the MOD. You will be on the front line of designing and developing technical solutions that support a key public sector client. This role offers opportunities to grow, learn and develop, with exposure to industry-standard technologies including public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure and OCI), automation and IaC tools (Ansible and Terraform) and containerisation.

This is a hybrid role based out of our Salisbury office; you will be in the office 3 days a week on average.

Due to the nature of the client, we are only able to progress with candidates eligible and willing to go through the Developed Vetting (DV) clearance process.

• You will be responsible for all aspects of our automation capabilities.
• Embed and enhance open-source and commercial tooling for internal use to deliver enhanced capabilities to our customers.
• Understand and contribute to an Infrastructure as Code strategy.
• Assist with the definition of technical requirements for future capabilities.
• Provide technical support, mentoring and fault resolution to our support teams.
• Leverage and analyse operational data to inform decision making and support service owners.

• Production experience working with Broadcom/VMware technologies in highly available enterprise-scale environments.
• Working knowledge and hands-on experience with automation tooling and scripting.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft and Linux operating systems and TCP/IP networking.
• Strong understanding of networks, protocols and network security.

• Hybrid and multi-cloud experience with Azure, AWS or OCI.
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform, and Aria automation tooling.
• Container technologies (Kubernetes, Tanzu).

If you are interested in this role but aren’t sure if your skills align exactly, please apply — we’d love to hear from you.

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent

Location: Hybrid 3 days a week on site in Salisbury

Security Clearance Level: Eligible and willing to go through the DV clearance process

Salary: Up to £60,000

Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and a generous flexible benefits fund

Flexible working: We support different ways of working and can offer various flexible arrangements. If you need to work flexibly, please discuss what is possible when applying.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK’s Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK s largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment process to enable you to perform at your best, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please indicate this when applying.