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Contract | Remote (Europe/UK) | Immediate Start (within 2-3 weeks) Market rate (TBC) IR35 TBC Duration initially 3 months but ongoing Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in AWS platform engineering for high-throughput, low-latency systems. Hands-on expertise in Akka/Java microservices, JVM tuning, and asynchronous, event-driven architectures. If you are suitable and passionate … can be fully remote from the UK OR EU (must have right to work in EU or UK Market rate depending on experience - IR35 TBC Join a fast-paced engineering team building a high-scale, ad-supported video streaming platform used by millions. As our Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll take ownership of AWS infrastructure and automation that … Akka, thread pools, GC, and infra limits. Drive cost optimization through tagging, reporting dashboards, and resource management. What We're Looking For Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in AWS platform engineering 3-5+ years of senior-level AWS platform engineering for high-throughput, low-latency systems Proven experience owning production environments with 10k-1M+ concurrent More ❯

Job Title: Deputy Head of Engineering Day Rate: Circa £650+ per day, inside ir35 Clearance Required: SC clearance Location: Milton Keynes OR Glasgow, 3 days per week. Duration: 6 Months We are seeking an experienced Deputy Head of Engineering to support the Head of Engineering in driving the strategic direction, operational excellence, and continuous improvement of the … Platform Engineering Team .This is a key leadership role helping to shape and deliver the digital transformation goals of a major UK Government department. You will oversee engineering operations, resource planning , and the delivery of key initiatives , while fostering a culture of technical excellence, DevOps practices, and collaboration across teams. Key Responsibilities Support the Head of Engineering in setting the strategic direction for the Platform Engineering Team. Oversee day-to-day engineering operations and resource planning to ensure successful delivery of key projects. Lead governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. Champion DevOps culture, automation, and continuous improvement. Skills & Experience Broad technical knowledge across cloud, infrastructure, security, and automation . Hands-on experience with More ❯

Job Title: Deputy Head of Engineering Day Rate: Circa £650+ per day, inside ir35 Clearance Required: DV Clearance (Developed Vetting) Location: Milton Keynes OR Glasgow, 3 days per week. Duration: 6 Months We are seeking an experienced Deputy Head of Engineering to support the Head of Engineering in driving the strategic direction, operational excellence, and continuous improvement … of the Platform Engineering Team .This is a key leadership role helping to shape and deliver the digital transformation goals of a major UK Government department. You will oversee engineering operations, resource planning , and the delivery of key initiatives , while fostering a culture of technical excellence, DevOps practices, and collaboration across teams. Key Responsibilities Support the Head … of Engineering in setting the strategic direction for the Platform Engineering Team. Oversee day-to-day engineering operations and resource planning to ensure successful delivery of key projects. Lead governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. Champion DevOps culture, automation, and continuous improvement. Skills & Experience Broad technical knowledge across cloud, infrastructure, security, and automation . Hands-on More ❯

Join us as a Data Platform Engineer for our client. At Peregrine, we re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector we are always in search of the best talent … you will be deployed across our portfolio of clients as a specialist consultant, working on a wide array of complex projects across multiple industries. The Role: As a Data Platform Engineer in a highly regulated environment, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining secure and scalable data infrastructure that supports both cloud and onpremises platforms. You will … processing, real-time streaming, and event-driven data pipelines across a variety of use cases. We re looking for candidates with over 3 years of relevant experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or a related field, with demonstrated hands-on expertise in NiFi and data pipeline design in regulated environments. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain robust and More ❯

Join us as a Data Platform Engineer for our client. At Peregrine, we’re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector – we are always in search of the best talent … you will be deployed across our portfolio of clients as a specialist consultant, working on a wide array of complex projects across multiple industries. The Role: As a Data Platform Engineer in a highly regulated environment, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining secure and scalable data infrastructure that supports both cloud and onpremises platforms. You will … processing, real-time streaming, and event-driven data pipelines across a variety of use cases. We’re looking for candidates with over 3 years of relevant experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or a related field, with demonstrated hands-on expertise in NiFi and data pipeline design in regulated environments. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain robust and More ❯

Senior DevSecOps Engineer - AI/ML (Financial Services) Location: Remote/Major Hubs in APAC, Europe, and the UK Team: Cloud Security & Platform Engineering About the Role We are seeking a highly skilled and security-focused Senior DevSecOps Engineer to build, secure, and optimize the cloud infrastructure that powers our critical AI and Machine Learning initiatives. In this … secure MLOps platforms that enable our data scientists to innovate safely and at speed, ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of our models and data. Key Responsibilities Secure MLOps Platform Engineering: Design, implement, and manage secure, automated CI/CD pipelines specifically for machine learning models (MLOps), integrating security checks (SAST, DAST, SCA) and data validation gates. AI … store, model training, deployment, monitoring). Implement secrets management, network security (firewalls, VPCs), and identity and access management (IAM) for data and model assets. Compliance & Governance: Ensure the MLOps platform adheres to stringent financial industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, SOX, PCI-DSS, SWIFT CSCF) and internal policies (Model Risk Management). Automate compliance evidence collection. Threat Modeling & Risk Assessment: Proactively More ❯

SC Cleared Platform Engineer - 6 month initial contract - Blandford, Dorset (3/4 days per week onsite) - £500-600p/d OUTSIDE IR35** Please note: Due to restrictions the candidate must be a UK National and hold SC clearance. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Platform Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will lead … the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines, IaC configuration, monitoring systems, repository management, automation, and other critical platform components. The Platform Engineer will ensure seamless integration of our offerings with the development team's requirements. While the role may encompass a broad scope, including deployment automation and CI/CD pipeline configuration initially, it will gradually … shift towards supporting the platform's maintainability, supportability, security, and scalability/performance. Key Responsibilities: Develop IaC to support scalable and resilient application deployments. Lead the design and construction of CI/CD pipelines to streamline the deployment process and enhance development efficiency. Support on-premise platforms, ensuring consistency, reliability and maintainability through automation and Infrastructure as Code. Implement More ❯

firewall footprint. Development of reusable infrastructure automation patterns and augment them for a holistic automation approach to firewall policy deployment. Serve as an SME to technical network and security engineering teams on topics related to building automation solutions and how to best integrate them into existing product APIs. Responsible for assisting in the definition and build of self-service … capabilities for policy deployment. Develop automation logic to achieve desired business outcomes from a technical, compliance and security perspective. Skills required: Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering or Platform Engineering concepts. Strong programming ability in Golang. Solid understanding of DevOps principles and patterns alongside strong CI/CD pipeline delivery Cloud Automation and Orchestration with IaC principles leveraging … desired API endpoints. Automations skills across Jenkins , GitHub, Gitlab CI/CD Pipelines, Ansible, Terraform, etc. Experience in Network, Load Balancer and especially Firewall automation projects in architecture and engineering roles. Experience with Checkpoint technologies would be advantageous. Awareness of low code platforms to augment infrastructure workflow development. Awareness of building automation capabilities into an organization in the form More ❯

Client Sector: Financial Services About the Role My client, a global trading organisation is looking, is looking for ServiceNow Architect. Key Responsibilities Architect and configure a brand-new ServiceNow platform from the ground up, creating a scalable, enterprise-ready solution aligned with technical standards and business goals. Take full ownership of building pre-production and live environments, ensuring integrations … are verified and the platform is production-ready. Establish and lead the Technical Design Authority, defining coding standards, enforcing best practices, and maintaining quality control. Build and mentor an internal ServiceNow team, providing hands-on technical direction to grow in-house capability. Act as the technical gatekeeper for the external implementation partner, ensuring deliverables meet quality benchmarks throughout all … core enterprise systems using APIs and Integration Hub to enable seamless data exchange. Partner with Information Security and Compliance to embed security controls, audit trails, and regulatory requirements into platform architecture. Monitor platform health, proactively plan upgrades, and manage technical debt to ensure sustained performance. Champion continuous enhancement post-launch, identifying automation opportunities and evaluating new ServiceNow capabilities. More ❯

Client Sector: Financial Services About the Role My client, a global trading organisation is looking, is looking for ServiceNow Architect. Key Responsibilities Architect and configure a brand-new ServiceNow platform from the ground up, creating a scalable, enterprise-ready solution aligned with technical standards and business goals. Take full ownership of building pre-production and live environments, ensuring integrations … are verified and the platform is production-ready. Establish and lead the Technical Design Authority, defining coding standards, enforcing best practices, and maintaining quality control. Build and mentor an internal ServiceNow team, providing hands-on technical direction to grow in-house capability. Act as the technical gatekeeper for the external implementation partner, ensuring deliverables meet quality benchmarks throughout all … core enterprise systems using APIs and Integration Hub to enable seamless data exchange. Partner with Information Security and Compliance to embed security controls, audit trails, and regulatory requirements into platform architecture. Monitor platform health, proactively plan upgrades, and manage technical debt to ensure sustained performance. Champion continuous enhancement post-launch, identifying automation opportunities and evaluating new ServiceNow capabilities. More ❯

Are you an experienced Platform Engineer, who is looking to work in a fast paced, global, market leading company? Here at Innovative Technology, we are seeking a skilled Platform Engineer to join our team to design and implement scalable internal systems that empower developers, reduce operational friction, and promote secure-by-default best practices. You will work across … developer workflows to build reliable, self-service platforms that scale with the company.This role will be based at our Head Office in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Your Responsibilities as a Platform Engineer: Build internal platforms and paved paths that abstract complexity and enable teams to deploy, operate, and monitor their services independently Codify infrastructure using tools like Terraform or Pulumi …/CD pipelines, scaffolds, environments) to standardize best practices across teams Design and implement observability frameworks (metrics, tracing, logging, alerting) that are easy to consume and part of the platform baseline Eliminate repetitive tasks through automation and opinionated defaults, so teams are not blocked by manual requests or low-level details Collaborate with engineers to understand common pain points More ❯

Are you an experienced Platform Engineer, who is looking to work in a fast paced, global, market leading company? Here at Innovative Technology, we are seeking a skilled Platform Engineer to join our team to design and implement scalable internal systems that empower developers, reduce operational friction, and promote secure-by-default best practices. You will work across … workflows to build reliable, self-service platforms that scale with the company. This role will be based at our Head Office in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Your Responsibilities as a Platform Engineer: Build internal platforms and paved paths that abstract complexity and enable teams to deploy, operate, and monitor their services independently Codify infrastructure using tools like Terraform or Pulumi …/CD pipelines, scaffolds, environments) to standardize best practices across teams Design and implement observability frameworks (metrics, tracing, logging, alerting) that are easy to consume and part of the platform baseline Eliminate repetitive tasks through automation and opinionated defaults, so teams are not blocked by manual requests or low-level details Collaborate with engineers to understand common pain points More ❯

Platform Engineer-£400PD-Remote We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Platform Engineer with hands-on experience managing and scaling Databricks from a platform perspective, along with deep knowledge of Azure services, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions. You will be part of a team responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and … cost-effective cloud infrastructure to support our data and analytics platform. This role requires a strong background in cloud infrastructure automation, platform governance, and enterprise-grade security and compliance in Azure. Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and manage infrastructure using Terraform to enable repeatable and scalable cloud environments in Azure. Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions … manage cloud costs using Azure Cost Management, ensuring resources are optimized and within budget. Architect and support Databricks workspaces, focusing on Unity Catalog, data access control, workspace deployment, and platform reliability. Collaborate with data engineering and analytics teams to ensure Databricks is performant, secure, and well-integrated with enterprise systems. Create and maintain platform documentation, templates, and More ❯

VMware Engineer - Cloud Foundation Implementation Specialist (SC clearance required) Engagement Type : 6-Month Contract Location : London (with Work From Home flexibility) Reports To : CNI Infrastructure Lead Environment : Airgapped - CNI Platform Role Summary We are seeking a highly skilled VMware Engineer for our high profile public sector Client on a contract basis. The Engineer specialist will support the deployment and … optimisation of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) within the CNI Platform , a secure, airgapped infrastructure. They will lead VCF implementation with a focus on integration with Cisco ACI and Pure Storage . There is an expectation that the incumbent is able to work out of hours as agreed from time to time. Key Responsibilities VCF Deployment : Configure and deploy VMware … Cloud Foundation components including SDDC Manager and vSphere within the CNI Platform. Infrastructure Integration : Integrate VMware stack with Cisco UCSX Server platform, Cisco ACI networking fabric and Pure Storage systems, ensuring compatibility and performance. Automation & Lifecycle Management : Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerCLI, Ansible, or Terraform for provisioning and updates in an airgapped setup. Security & Compliance : Leverage Cisco More ❯

Platform/DevOps Engineer Contract: 6-Month Contract (Remote) Industry: Financial Services Technology About the Role We're seeking a skilled Platform/DevOps Engineer to help manage and evolve the infrastructure that powers a broad suite of proprietary and third-party applications-including internal operations tools, client platforms, and online learning systems. This role focuses on AWS … cloud infrastructure, delivering high availability, security, and cost efficiency while enabling a seamless development experience for our in-house engineering team. You'll shape infrastructure strategy, drive automation, and strengthen CI/CD practices to keep our technology reliable and scalable. Required Technical Skills 5+ years AWS experience (VPC, EC2, ECS, EKS, EFS, S3, Workspaces, Security Groups, CloudWatch/… thinking team. Opportunity to shape infrastructure for mission-critical systems serving global users. How to Apply Send your CV and a short cover letter to with the subject line "Platform/DevOps Engineer - Contract". Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. More ❯

Platform/DevOps Engineer Contract: 6-Month Contract (Remote) Industry: Financial Services Technology About the Role We're seeking a skilled Platform/DevOps Engineer to help manage and evolve the infrastructure that powers a broad suite of proprietary and third-party applications-including internal operations tools, client platforms, and online learning systems. This role focuses on AWS … cloud infrastructure, delivering high availability, security, and cost efficiency while enabling a seamless development experience for our in-house engineering team. You'll shape infrastructure strategy, drive automation, and strengthen CI/CD practices to keep our technology reliable and scalable. Required Technical Skills 5+ years AWS experience (VPC, EC2, ECS, EKS, EFS, S3, Workspaces, Security Groups, CloudWatch/… Opportunity to shape infrastructure for mission-critical systems serving global users. How to Apply Send your CV and a short cover letter to (url removed) with the subject line "Platform/DevOps Engineer - Contract". Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. More ❯

Team is focused on a large business critical project. You will be asked to engage with the Solutions Architect Team to translate HLD to LLD and then support the Engineering Teams through to completion. Experience working in a mirco segmented environment will be hugely beneficial as well as excellent communication. The role: This role will involve supporting projects in … the design/implementation and governance of new cloud services. This role involves working closely with other architecture teams and collaborating with the cloud platform engineering team. Key skills & responsibilities for the Azure Architect role: Experience supporting and leading IT technical implementation activities Proven experience in technology architecture and design with proven knowledge of Azure computing, infrastructure and More ❯

Virtualisation Platform Engineer Duration: 6 Months Rate: £685.00 per day Location: Manchester & Remote (hybrid working) IR35 Status: Inside Start ASAP Role Overview: We require 2 experienced Virtualisation Platform Engineers for our higher education client to join their team within the IT Services department. You will form part of their high performing, collaborative technical team working on meaningful and … high-impact projects. In this role you will be working on cutting-edge infrastructure, enable developer productivity and contribute to building scalable, secure and efficient systems. As the Virtualisation Platform Engineer you will play a key role in designing, building and maintaining the platforms and tooling that support their infrastructure provisioning and delivery lifecycle. You will collaborate with cross … functional teams to automate infrastructure, improve observability and implement best practices in VMware, Hypervisor and DevOps. Essential Skills and Experience required: As the Virtualisation Platform Engineer you will: Possess proven experience as a Virtualisation Platform Engineer or a similar role Have strong knowledge of On-prem virtualisation platforms and container orchestration Proficiency with IaC tools and automation scripting More ❯

Virtualisation Platform Engineer Location: Manchester Rate: £650 (a day) Duration: 6 Months (Initially) Ir35: Inside (Must use an umbrella company) About the Role: We're seeking an experienced Virtualisation Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain the platforms and tooling that underpin our infrastructure provisioning and delivery lifecycle. You'll work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to automate … pipelines to streamline deployments. Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance across all systems. Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform and scripting languages. Promote DevOps and SRE principles across the engineering function. What We're Looking For: Proven experience as a Virtualisation Platform Engineer or similar role. Strong understanding of virtualisation platforms and container orchestration tools. Proficiency with automation … and scripting (Terraform, Bash, Python). Experience with monitoring, alerting, and incident response tools. A passion for engineering excellence, automation, and operational efficiency. More ❯

Virtualisation Platform Engineer Location: Manchester Rate: £650 (a day) Duration: 6 Months (Initially) Ir35: Inside (Must use an umbrella company) About the Role: We're seeking an experienced Virtualisation Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain the platforms and tooling that underpin our infrastructure provisioning and delivery lifecycle. You'll work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to automate … pipelines to streamline deployments. Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance across all systems. Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform and scripting languages. Promote DevOps and SRE principles across the engineering function. What We're Looking For: Proven experience as a Virtualisation Platform Engineer or similar role. Strong understanding of virtualisation platforms and container orchestration tools. Proficiency with automation … and scripting (Terraform, Bash, Python). Experience with monitoring, alerting, and incident response tools. A passion for engineering excellence, automation, and operational efficiency. More ❯

Platform Engineer - Data & AI Infrastructure Location: Remote/UK-based Type: Full-time You must have strong Databricks and Unity Catalog experience Skills/Approaches: Proven experience with? Terraform for Azure infrastructure as code. Strong knowledge of? GitHub Actions and general? CI/CD principles . Hands-on experience with? Azure Private Link and? Private Link Service . Expertise More ❯

Platform Engineer - Data & AI Infrastructure Location: Remote/UK-based Type: Full-time You must have strong Databricks and Unity Catalog experience Skills/Approaches: Proven experience with Terraform for Azure infrastructure as code. Strong knowledge of GitHub Actions and general CI/CD principles . Hands-on experience with Azure Private Link and Private Link Service . Expertise More ❯

Platform Virtualisation Engineer (VMware, VSphere, Terraform) 725 a day (Inside IR35) 6 Months Manchester (Hybrid) We're currently seeking an experienced contract Platform Virtualisation Engineer on a 6 month initial contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on cutting-edge infrastructure, enable developer productivity, and contribute to building scalable, secure, and efficient systems. As a Virtualisation Platform … performance Implement (IaC) Infrastructure-as-Code in terms Terraform and scripting etc. Champion DevOps/SRE principles across teams What We're Looking For: Proven experience as a Virtualisation Platform Engineer, or similar role Strong knowledge of On-prem virtualisation platforms and container orchestration Proficiency with IaC tools and automation scripting (Bash, Python, etc.) Experience with monitoring, alerting, and More ❯

Senior DevSecOps Engineer - AI/ML (Financial Services) Location: Remote/Major Hubs in APAC, Europe, and the UK Team: Cloud Security & Platform Engineering About the Role We are seeking a highly skilled and security-focused Senior DevSecOps Engineer to build, secure, and optimize the cloud infrastructure that powers our critical AI and Machine Learning initiatives click apply More ❯

what good looks like" from a mature Cloud set-up, whilst enjoying the challenge of working in a greenfield Cloud landscape? If so, apply now for this Azure Cloud Platform Engineer based in central London. This role is to join an enterprise-scale business, and an instantly recognisable household name. Their Cloud strategy is in its infancy and they … re looking for their first Cloud Platform Engineer to join a new Engineering team. You'll need to be a self-starter, able to work on your own initiative, and thrive in an environment where you may not have all the answers immediately. The role will offer the Azure Cloud Platform Engineer the opportunity to really make … will run to the end of March 2026 initially. There will be extensions and it is expected to go on for 2-3 years at least. The Azure Cloud Platform Engineer will need to be onsite in central London 3 days per week. What you'll do: Design, implement, and support Azure cloud infrastructure and services. Automate deployments, monitoring More ❯