1 to 25 of 43 Contract Platform Engineering Jobs in the UK excluding London

Role Overview We are seeking a skilled Cloud Platform Engineer/Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and automated cloud platform capabilities. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes … management, and cloud networking , along with a strong DevOps and SRE mindset focused on reliability, automation, and observability . Key Responsibilities Cloud Platform Engineering Design, build, and maintain secure and automated cloud platform capabilities on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) . Support API Management platforms and integration ...

Cleared DevSecOps Platform Architect & Engineer Location: Hampshire Security Clearance: Active DV Clearance Required Rate/Salary: £650 to £750 per day - Outside IR35 + Long term engagement Overview We're looking for a DV Cleared DevSecOps Platform Architect & Engineer to join a high-profile, secure military IT programme … delivering highly resilient, automated, and secure data platforms. This role sits at the intersection of DevSecOps, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and secure data systems, supporting advanced research and large-scale data analysis in a mission-critical environment. If you enjoy building things that have to work first time ...

Data Platform Engineer- 12 month contract - Warton Aerodrome (Remote) - 74.26 ph UMB or 55 ph PAYE (Inside IR35) The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid … Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles. 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 ...

Role Details Role/Job Title: Red Hat Deployment and Platform Engineer Mode of Working: Office (Wokingham) Clearance Requirement SC Cleared Preferred SC Eligible Can be considered The Role We are seeking an experienced Red Hat Deployment and Platform Engineer to join our high-performance engineering team. … deploying, automating, and maintaining enterprise-grade platforms built on Red Hat technologies and container orchestration systems. You will work closely with DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams to streamline deployment processes, enhance platform reliability, and ensure secure, consistent, and scalable environments. Key Responsibilities Platform Deployment & Engineering ...

upgraded or rebuilt to meet compliance and security standards before the January 2027 end-of-life deadline. The resource will work closely with Platform Engineering , Platform Operations , and application owners to execute upgrade workflows across VMware , Nutanix , Azure , and AWS environments , while adhering to corporate standards ...

Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in cloud-native platforms, Kubernetes, and DevOps engineering . In this role, you will contribute to building and operating a strategic platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that supports next-generation digital services aligned … strong experience in GCP infrastructure, Kubernetes operations, service mesh technologies, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure as code , along with a strong Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) mindset focused on reliability, scalability, and security . Key Responsibilities Cloud Platform Engineering Architect, implement, and maintain highly resilient, scalable ...

DevOps/SecOps Lead We are partnering with a globally recognised enterprise organisation undergoing significant investment in cloud, platform engineering, and cybersecurity capabilities. As part of a major transformation programme, we are seeking an experienced DevOps/SecOps Lead to take ownership of secure deployment practices and lead … delivery across complex environments. This is a high-impact role suited to a senior engineer who combines deep DevOps expertise with strong security engineering knowledge. The Role You will lead the design, deployment, and optimisation of secure engineering and DevSecOps practices across cloud and hybrid infrastructure. This position ...

Platform Engineer (Contract) Rate: £500 - £575 per day Outside IR35 Duration: Initial contract until June 2026 Location: Bristol - Once a week on site The Role: We are seeking an experienced AWS Platform Engineer to support the design, build and operation of a modern cloud-native platform. This … through robust infrastructure, automation and Kubernetes based delivery. This role is hands-on, delivery-focused and suited to an engineer who is comfortable owning platform reliability, scalability and security in a complex environment. Key Responsibilities: Design, build and maintain AWS based platform infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code Develop ...

Rate: £500-£550 per day (umbrella) Role Overview: As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the Interconnectors Data Platform (ICDP), a cloud-based data warehouse essential for commercial, financial modeling, and operational decision-making. With the platform evolving towards a modernized Medallion … Architecture and Azure-native ingestion patterns, your expertise will drive architectural direction and technical leadership. Key Responsibilities: Data Architecture & Platform Engineering: Lead the design and implementation of scalable data architectures using Bronze/Silver/Gold layered models. Shape the platform's architectural roadmap, ensuring alignment with ...

Senior GCP VDC Network Engineer Public Cloud Platform | Enterprise Scale We are recruiting a Senior GCP VDC Network Engineer to join a Public Cloud Platform function responsible for delivering compliant, secure, and efficient Google Cloud infrastructure and DevOps capabilities across the Group. This role sits at the heart … large-scale Google Cloud adoption. You will help design and build reusable, enterprise-grade GCP network products, modernise cloud network services, and enable engineering teams to adopt Google Cloud quickly, safely, and at scale. You will operate as part of a cross-disciplinary feature team while also acting ...

security knowledge: identity, access control, logging, and data protection Strong consulting, communication, and leadership skills Passion for learning and applying emerging technologies Desirable Python engineering experience and API development Experience with data pipelines and vector databases Knowledge of SRE, DevOps, and platform engineering practices Exposure ...

looking for a Platform Engineering Lead to help shape and elevate our internal developer experience across our hybrid cloud ecosystem. In this role, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders, developers, and global engineering teams to build tools, platforms, and processes that make software delivery faster, easier … skills to improve our internal platforms, enhance developer journeys, and enable teams to deploy with confidence. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, driving platform adoption, and creating streamlined, scalable engineering environments, this role is for you. What you'll bring Strong software development foundation with a passion ...

using code-first principles, prioritising reuse, standardisation, and blueprint-driven engineering. Work collaboratively in Agile sprint teams, contributing directly to customer outcomes. Strengthen your platform engineering capability through ongoing training, certifications, and hands-on experience. Key Skills: Proven experience across Azure/AWS, Terraform, Ansible, CI/… Demonstrable end-to-end delivery experience aligned to ITIL frameworks. Background in infrastructure or networking (desirable). Strong understanding of Agile practices and secure engineering disciplines. Active SC Clearance is essential. If you're a skilled DevOps Engineer passionate about building automated, secure cloud environments, please provide us with ...

features and emerging technologies in automation and AI, applying best practices to drive continuous improvement. Supervisory/Managerial responsibilities Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Proven experience in software engineering with a focus on automation and AI applications. Hands … operations or network control systems. Knowledge of DevOps practices and infrastructure as code. Experience with cloud security and data governance. Core skills: Devops/Platform Team interaction models Product-aligned Team Structures SRE and platform engineering concepts ...

Principal Cloud Platform Engineer - Contract Location: Hybrid (60% office/40% remote) Rate: £580 - £618 per day - Inside IR35 Engagement: PAYE via Umbrella Company only Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Principal Cloud Platform Engineer to help shape the future of our cloud security and automation capabilities. … role in expanding our cloud product roadmap, automating remediation and escalation processes, and strengthening our security posture across enterprise platforms. Working closely with engineering, security, and DevOps teams, you will apply modern cloud-native and CI/CD practices to solve real-world business challenges across multiple technology domains. ...

South West & Midlands (2-3 days per week) We are supporting a defence programme delivering capability at the front edge of a deployable communications platform , and are looking for an experienced Network/Systems Engineer to join the engineering team on a contract basis. This role requires … hands-on generalist engineer who is comfortable working across networking, systems integration and platform engineering within secure defence environments. The successful candidate will support the ongoing development, build and deployment of communications capability used in operational settings. You will be working closely with technical teams, programme stakeholders ...

Platform Engineer £550 - £650 per day Outside IR35 6 - months Remote Company A well-established investment and asset management organisation is looking for a Platform Engineer to undertake a large-scale data transformation, building out a new cloud-native data platform to support decision-making across … being delivered in partnership with a specialist data architect. As the work progresses into its next phase, the business is hiring a Platform Engineer to join the build effort, with a particular focus on infrastructure, automation and pipeline orchestration. This Platform Engineer will sit within the central finance ...

Birmingham (up to 1 day per month, as required) Role Overview We are looking for an Infrastructure Storage Analyst to join an established Platform Engineering team within a large enterprise environment. This role will focus on storage, virtualisation, and infrastructure support , providing hands-on technical expertise to troubleshoot … continuous service improvement. You will work independently on technical issues, escalating to Senior Engineers when required, and will play an active role in maintaining platform stability, availability, and performance. Key Responsibilities Independently troubleshoot and resolve production service incidents and problems Perform infrastructure tasks including: Patching Storage allocation and redaction ...

Code (IaC) and automated database change management processes. Drive DevOps best practices across the data lifecycle (branching strategies, automated testing, release governance). Snowflake Platform Engineering Administer and support Snowflake across development, test, and production environments. Manage warehouses, databases, schemas, roles, and access structures. Implement structured role hierarchies … Monitoring, Reliability & Incident Management Implement monitoring and alerting for Snowflake and associated pipelines. Act as the primary escalation point for data pipeline failures and platform incidents. Troubleshoot performance, networking, and integration issues across Azure and Snowflake. Maintain artefact repositories and resolve tooling issues (e.g., certificate renewals, Snyk, SonarQube). ...

seeking a Senior VMware Engineer to support a large enterprise virtual infrastructure environment in the North West. This role is focused on modern VMware platform engineering rather than 3rd line support. The successful contractor will work across VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), NSX-T and enterprise vSphere environments, supporting … Windows) Performance tuning and capacity planning Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis Work alongside infrastructure, security and networking teams Required Experience: Strong enterprise VMware engineering background (5+ years) Hands-on VMware Cloud Foundation experience Proven NSX-T implementation and configuration experience vSphere/ESXi cluster design and support Automation ...

monitoring across hybrid Kubernetes and OpenShift environments. This is a high-impact role where you'll shape observability strategy, enhance service intelligence, and ensure platform reliability at scale - balancing performance, cost efficiency, and security governance. You'll work at the intersection of platform engineering, observability, and service … readiness and resource pressure Pod restart trends and noisy-neighbour detection Network and storage error visibility Capacity, quota, and burst analysis Optimise search and platform performance (workload rules, DMA, summary indexing, scheduling hygiene, concurrency tuning) Implement intelligent alerting and automated routing into ITSM and ChatOps platforms, including enrichment, suppression ...

monitoring across hybrid Kubernetes and OpenShift environments. This is a high-impact role where you'll shape observability strategy, enhance service intelligence, and ensure platform reliability at scale - balancing performance, cost efficiency, and security governance. You'll work at the intersection of platform engineering, observability, and service … readiness and resource pressure Pod restart trends and noisy-neighbour detection Network and storage error visibility Capacity, quota, and burst analysis Optimise search and platform performance (workload rules, DMA, summary indexing, scheduling hygiene, concurrency tuning) Implement intelligent alerting and automated routing into ITSM and ChatOps platforms, including enrichment, suppression ...

looking for a Platform Engineering Lead to help shape and elevate our internal developer experience across our hybrid cloud ecosystem. In this role, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders, developers, and global engineering teams to build tools, platforms, and processes that make software delivery faster, easier ...

Data capability as part of a major multi-year transformation. At the centre of this is the build-out of a modern Data Platform and Data Marketplace on Snowflake and AWS , designed to support system modernisation, domain ownership, and long-term growth. The organisation has experienced significant demand … services and is now establishing multiple Data Product Squads to support both transformation and ongoing operations. It is a product leadership position operating across platform evolution, integration, and structured data enablement. The Role You will work within a growing Data Product structure, partnering closely with Data engineering, architecture ...

Role Title: Platform Engineer/SRE Duration: 6 Months Location: Milton Keynes (1 Day per Month Onsite) Rate: £550-£650p/d via Umbrella Clearance: Credit Check Required What You will do Operate and enhance our Kubernetes platform across AWS, Azure, and on-prem. Lead incident response, problem …/Kuma). Hybrid cloud experience (AWS + Azure + on-prem). Payments or regulated industry background. Success Looks Like High uptime and platform stability. Reduced toil through automation and GitOps. Smooth, predictable upgrade cycles. Fewer CVEs and platform risks. Faster onboarding for new tenants and workloads ...