1 to 25 of 47 Contract Platform Engineering Jobs in the UK

Product Owner - Engineering Platform - Bristol (Hybrid working) - Inside IR35 My client a leading Telecoms company is looking for an experienced Product Owner to lead the vision, strategy, and delivery of a modern engineering platform that accelerates developer productivity and supports a major transformation roadmap. You'll work closely with multiple engineering teams, architects, and stakeholders … to define platform capabilities and ensure technical excellence. Key Responsibilities Define and communicate the platform vision and maintain a strategic roadmap. Collaborate with engineering teams, architects, and business stakeholders. Own and prioritise the product backlog; write clear user stories and acceptance criteria. Drive delivery of secure, scalable solutions with engineering teams. Champion best practices (CI/… CD, DevSecOps, cloud-native principles). Monitor platform performance and developer satisfaction for continuous improvement. Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Product Owner or Technical Product Manager in platform engineering or DevOps. Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines. Agile experience with cross-functional teams. Excellent communication and More ❯

Product Owner - Engineering Platform - Bristol (Hybrid working) - Inside IR35 My client a leading Telecoms company is looking for an experienced Product Owner to lead the vision, strategy, and delivery of a modern engineering platform that accelerates developer productivity and supports a major transformation roadmap. You'll work closely with multiple engineering teams, architects, and stakeholders … to define platform capabilities and ensure technical excellence. Key Responsibilities Define and communicate the platform vision and maintain a strategic roadmap. Collaborate with engineering teams, architects, and business stakeholders. Own and prioritise the product backlog; write clear user stories and acceptance criteria. Drive delivery of secure, scalable solutions with engineering teams. Champion best practices (CI/… CD, DevSecOps, cloud-native principles). Monitor platform performance and developer satisfaction for continuous improvement. Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Product Owner or Technical Product Manager in platform engineering or DevOps. Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines. Agile experience with cross-functional teams. Excellent communication and More ❯

Product Owner - Engineering Platform - Leeds (Hybrid working) - Inside IR35 My client a leading Telecoms company is looking for an experienced Product Owner to lead the vision, strategy, and delivery of a modern engineering platform that accelerates developer productivity and supports a major transformation roadmap. You'll work closely with multiple engineering teams, architects, and stakeholders … to define platform capabilities and ensure technical excellence. Key Responsibilities Define and communicate the platform vision and maintain a strategic roadmap. Collaborate with engineering teams, architects, and business stakeholders. Own and prioritise the product backlog; write clear user stories and acceptance criteria. Drive delivery of secure, scalable solutions with engineering teams. Champion best practices (CI/… CD, DevSecOps, cloud-native principles). Monitor platform performance and developer satisfaction for continuous improvement. Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Product Owner or Technical Product Manager in platform engineering or DevOps. Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines. Agile experience with cross-functional teams. Excellent communication and More ❯

both virtual and physical systems. You'll be part of a small, embedded team that maintains, monitors, and enhances secure infrastructure environments. Responsibilities include managing VMware and operating systems, platform engineering, environment configuration, and system administration. You'll contribute from system build through to live operations, ensuring stability, performance, and security across all services. The role includes participation … We're Looking For - 3rd Line Support Core Engineer Proven experience delivering 3rd line technical support within secure or complex environments. Strong skills in VMware , Windows Server , and Linux platform engineering . Expertise in MS Platform Engineering , environment configuration , and system maintenance . Knowledge of backup solutions and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) . Excellent communication, analytical More ❯

Leeds or Bristol - 3 days on site, 2 from home Duration: To end March 2026 initially IR35: In scope Rate: £465.12 per day As the Product Owner for an Engineering Platform, you will be responsible for shaping and delivering a modern, scalable, and developer-centric platform that accelerates engineering productivity and supports a transformation roadmap. You … will work closely with five engineering teams, architects, and transformation leads to define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for platform capabilities, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical excellence. You will have experience working with technical teams to 'with stakeholders, senior leaders, developers, and testers to ensure shared understanding and delivery readiness. Sought: Proven experience as a Product … Owner or Technical Product Manager in a platform engineering or DevOps environment. Ticket Writing/User Stories. Stakeholder Management and Communication skills. Experience working in agile environments with cross-functional teams. Ability to translate technical concepts into business value and vice versa. Backlog Management Governance & Standards Continuous Improvement Desirable Qualifications Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent. Experience More ❯

Job Title: Platform Engineering Manager Location: Farnborough Contract Type: 6-Month Contract Rate: £700–£800 per day (Inside IR35) Hours: 37.5 per week (3-4 days a week on-site) Security Clearance: DV clearance required (must hold current DV) The Opportunity: We're looking for an experienced Platform/Environments Manager to lead environment management across a … Agile framework, you'll coordinate with DevOps, Infrastructure, and Network teams to ensure environments are stable, consistent, and audit-ready for supporting mission-critical digital services. The Role: As Platform Manager, you'll oversee the creation, control, and operation of development, test, and production environments across hybrid systems. You will: Establish and manage environment configuration and control processes Support More ❯

Job Title: Platform Engineering Manager Location: Farnborough Contract Type: 6-Month Contract Rate: £700-£800 per day (Inside IR35) Hours: 37.5 per week (3-4 days a week on-site) Security Clearance: DV clearance required (must hold current DV) The Opportunity: We're looking for an experienced Platform/Environments Manager to lead environment management across a More ❯

Contract Initially Hybrid Working - 60/40 split within North West or Yorkshire October Start Date The Role - My client seeks an experienced ServiceNow Certified Architect to support the Platform Engineering function within the ServiceNow team. The architect will work closely with Product Managers, Engineers and Delivery squads, reporting to the Lead for ServiceNow Platform Engineering … Architect (CTA) accreditation. Significant experience designing and implementing ServiceNow solutions across data centres and public cloud platforms. Expertise across multiple ServiceNow core modules or ITSM. Strong knowledge of ServiceNow platform security, integration frameworks, and best practices. Proven ability to influence and present solutions in technical governance forums. ServiceNow Architect (SC CLEARANCE NEEDED More ❯

you'll help shape the delivery of critical infrastructure solutions that underpin complex, mission-focused systems. What You'll Do Act as the technical authority for one or more platform engineering domains (cloud, virtualisation, automation, networking, or cyber tooling). Design and implement secure platforms across on-premise, hybrid, and cloud environments. Capture and interpret complex customer requirements … to drive architecture and system design. Produce high- and low-level designs, aligned with secure-by-design and engineering best practices. Lead technical delivery within work packages, including planning, estimation, and progress reporting. Mentor and develop engineers, building technical capability and fostering a culture of excellence. Contribute to technology strategy, feasibility studies, and innovation initiatives. Engage confidently with stakeholders … technical solutions and influencing decisions. What You'll Bring Proven technical expertise across multiple infrastructure domains, with a track record of delivering secure solutions. Strong balance between hands-on engineering and technical leadership. A problem-solving mindset and the ability to innovate under pressure. Experience with: Windows and Linux operating systems Virtualisation platforms (VMware, Hyper-V) and containerisation (Kubernetes More ❯

Distributed Database Platform Engineer Location: Glasgow (2-3 days onsite) Duration - 12months Our FS client is looking for an exceptional Distributed Database Platform Engineer to join their enterprise data infrastructure team and help operate, scale, and modernize a global deployment of Snowflake, PostgreSQL, and Greenplum platforms-supporting more than 10,000+ distributed clusters . If you're passionate … about automation, performance engineering, and next-generation data platforms, this role offers the scale, complexity, and impact you're looking for. In this role, you will design and manage large-scale distributed database systems, architect hybrid and multi-cloud deployments across AWS and Azure, and build automation frameworks that enable self-healing, auto-scaling, and intelligent monitoring. You'll … collaborate closely with data engineering, platform, and application teams to ensure world-class availability, security, and performance. You will also drive modernization initiatives, including cloud-native adoption, serverless architectures, Snowflake optimization, and integration of emerging AI/ML capabilities. Your expertise will help shape platform governance, data lifecycle management, and scalable operational practices across the organisation. Key More ❯

Senior Platform Engineer London (Fully Remote or Hybrid) 6 Month Contract A fantastic contract opportunity has opened for an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to join a highly respected technology organisation. Contractors speak positively about the culture here - fast-paced, collaborative, and with real autonomy to influence engineering outcomes. As a Senior Platform Engineer, you'll design … developing runtime environments and cloud services, your work will directly enable faster, more reliable, and more secure software delivery at scale. This role goes beyond maintenance - as a Senior Platform Engineer, you'll be creating, iterating, and solving genuine engineering challenges. You'll collaborate closely with product and engineering teams across the stack to improve developer experience … strengthen observability, and troubleshoot complex distributed systems. A focus on clean, maintainable code, cloud infrastructure, and strong security practices is essential. Senior Platform Engineer - Key Skills & Experience: Solid background in software engineering, with significant platform or backend experience Proficiency in Go, Java, or Python for building internal tools and services Strong expertise in AWS, including CloudFront and More ❯

Job title: Identity Platform Engineer Rate: 625 per day Location: Remote-based, with occasional travel to Reading, Warton, or Barrow Contract: 6 months+ SC security clearance is required for this role Overview A leading defence technology programme is seeking an experienced Identity Platform Engineer to support the design, enhancement, and maintenance of secure identity solutions across a complex … highly regulated environment. You will work as part of a new formed specialist engineering function delivering identity, access, and authentication services critical to national defence operations. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain identity and access management (IAM) platforms within secure defence environments. Support and improve existing identity services, including identity lifecycle management, authentication, and federation. Deliver engineering solutions … Directory Domain Services (ADDS), and ADFS. Integrate and support identity protocols including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SCIM. Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for identity platform components Essential Skills & Experience Current SC Clearance (essential). Over 2 years' experience in identity platform engineering or IAM roles. Strong hands-on expertise with Entra ID More ❯

Job title: Identity Platform Engineer Rate: £625 per day Location: Remote-based, with occasional travel to Reading, Warton, or Barrow Contract: 6 months+ SC security clearance is required for this role Overview A leading defence technology programme is seeking an experienced Identity Platform Engineer to support the design, enhancement, and maintenance of secure identity solutions across a complex … highly regulated environment. You will work as part of a new formed specialist engineering function delivering identity, access, and authentication services critical to national defence operations. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain identity and access management (IAM) platforms within secure defence environments. Support and improve existing identity services, including identity lifecycle management, authentication, and federation. Deliver engineering solutions … Directory Domain Services (ADDS), and ADFS. Integrate and support identity protocols including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SCIM. Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for identity platform components Essential Skills & Experience Current SC Clearance (essential). Over 2 years' experience in identity platform engineering or IAM roles. Strong hands-on expertise with Entra ID More ❯

join a long running transformation project. The role focuses on building, automating and supporting cloud platforms in AWS, with some Python work where needed. This is a hands on engineering position within a mature DevOps environment. Responsibilities Build and support AWS serverless services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB and Step Functions Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using … and delivery teams across the NHS programme Support monitoring, alerting and operational stability Essential Skills Strong AWS experience with a focus on serverless technologies Background in DevOps, cloud or platform engineering Solid experience with Terraform or AWS CDK Good CI and CD experience and understanding of automation practices Capable with Python for scripting or small workloads NHS or More ❯

development environments based on observation, experimentation and user research Demonstrable experience working in multi-disciplinary/DevOps teams which include product owner/manager, UX designers, UX researchers, Developers, Platform engineers, etc Demonstrable experience working on continuous improvement environments doing multiple releases every week Coding and testing: Demonstrable experience designing, coding and debugging Golang based systems Good skills in More ❯

Platform Engineer - Data, Azure, AI, IaC, Terraform £Market Rate (Inside IR35) London/Hybrid 6 months We are currently working with a client who urgently require a Platform Engineer with strong knowledge of Data to play a pivotal role in designing and engineering a robust, scalable Data Platform, with a strong focus on Azure and AI … services. This is a hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise, resilience, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex environment. Key Requirements: Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, within large, complex organisations Focus on Azure-based Data Platforms Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure AI, Data Lake, Cognitive Services and OpenAI Proven … ability to deploy Azure services and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Deep knowledge of Terraform, automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Strong working knowledge of Snowflake engineering and operations Solid understanding of security, networking, identity management and access control (automated via Terraform) Good awareness of the DevOps approach Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement Nice to have: Immediate availability Background More ❯

Coordinate: Drive day-to-day DevOps execution across squads, ensuring consistent CI/CD, monitoring, and security standards. Implement & Optimise: Deploy automation and infrastructure templates defined by architecture and platform teams. Maintain Stability: Ensure operational health through proactive monitoring, alerting, and maintenance. Security & Compliance: Support vulnerability remediation, patching cadence, and gold-image alignment with Cyber and GCS teams. Cost … standards. Clear, diplomatic communication when influencing central or external teams. Balance leadership with hands-on delivery and operate with accountability and discipline. Experience: 13-15 years in DevOps or platform engineering within multi-squad or large-scale AWS environments. Prior exposure to complex delivery organisations. Hybrid working model with a vibrant London office. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The More ❯

enterprise environments Perform pre- and post-patch checks to ensure system stability and configuration consistency Troubleshoot and resolve patching or infrastructure issues; escalate when needed Collaborate with application support, platform engineering, and global operations teams Develop and maintain automation scripts (BladeLogic, Ansible, Shell, Python, Perl) Manage and support Red Hat clustering solutions (RHCS) and GPFS clusters Contribute to More ❯

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management Work closely with business data owners, product teams, and data engineers to co-design pragmatic and value-driven data solutions. Partner with the Data Tower and Platform Engineering to deliver hyperconnected and automated data experiences. Influence programme and project teams to adopt standard data design and integration patterns early in the lifecycle. Continuous Improvement Identify More ❯

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management Work closely with business data owners, product teams, and data engineers to co-design pragmatic and value-driven data solutions. Partner with the Data Tower and Platform Engineering to deliver hyperconnected and automated data experiences. Influence programme and project teams to adopt standard data design and integration patterns early in the lifecycle. Continuous Improvement Identify More ❯

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management Work closely with business data owners, product teams, and data engineers to co-design pragmatic and value-driven data solutions. Partner with the Data Tower and Platform Engineering to deliver hyperconnected and automated data experiences. Influence programme and project teams to adopt standard data design and integration patterns early in the lifecycle. Continuous Improvement Identify More ❯

wider business needs. Supporting the continuous improvement of processes, deployment, and data quality standards. What We Are Looking For: Previously worked as a Senior Data Engineer, Data Engineer, Data Platform Engineer, Data Architect, Data Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Data Engineer, DataOps Engineer, Data Pipeline Engineer, Devops Engineer or in a similar role. Proven experience with Azure cloud platforms and related … architecture. Highly skilled in Python for data engineering, scripting, and automation. Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native data ecosystems. Demonstrable experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible). Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and familiarity with lakehouse technologies (e.g. Apache Parquet, Delta Tables). Exposure to Spark, Databricks, and data lake/lakehouse environments. Understanding More ❯

wider business needs. Supporting the continuous improvement of processes, deployment, and data quality standards. What We Are Looking For: Previously worked as a Senior Data Engineer, Data Engineer, Data Platform Engineer, Data Architect, Data Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Data Engineer, DataOps Engineer, Data Pipeline Engineer, Devops Engineer or in a similar role. Proven experience with Azure cloud platforms and related … architecture. Highly skilled in Python for data engineering, scripting, and automation. Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native data ecosystems. Demonstrable experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible). Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and familiarity with lakehouse technologies (e.g. Apache Parquet, Delta Tables). Exposure to Spark, Databricks, and data lake/lakehouse environments. Understanding More ❯

wider business needs. Supporting the continuous improvement of processes, deployment, and data quality standards. What We Are Looking For: Previously worked as a Senior Data Engineer, Data Engineer, Data Platform Engineer, Data Architect, Data Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Data Engineer, DataOps Engineer, Data Pipeline Engineer, Devops Engineer or in a similar role. Proven experience with Azure cloud platforms and related … architecture. Highly skilled in Python for data engineering, scripting, and automation. Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native data ecosystems. Demonstrable experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible). Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and familiarity with lakehouse technologies (e.g. Apache Parquet, Delta Tables). Exposure to Spark, Databricks, and data lake/lakehouse environments. Understanding More ❯

Azure Platform Engineer * Implement best practises for modern engineering, harnessing Infrastructure as Code to allow for repeatability and automation for deployments * Design in a security first manner implementing security controls to satisfy our security requirements * Working with test engineering teams to ensure the platform build is robust and fit for purpose * Strong leadership and communication skills … working with technology leadership members * Ensure the quality of engineering deliverables and identify skill sets and resource gaps in build teams Additional Experience * MS Fabric platform with associated data and analytic technologies * Previous experience building Greenfield environment along with Azure certifications * Experience working with material outsourcers More ❯