Platform Engineer

17918 • Leeds, West Yorkshire • Posted June 25, 2026

Position Overview

Are you a Security Cleared (SC) Platform Engineer, who thrives at the intersection of robust cloud architecture, cutting-edge API management, and seamless automation? We are looking for a heavyweight Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and optimise enterprise cloud solutions. This isn't just a maintenance role you will actively feed engineering insights directly into the wider Strategy & Architecture teams to shape the technical direction of the organization. The Tech Stack & Toolkit API Management: Strong, deep expertise with the Kong Konnect API Platform is essential. Cloud & Containers: Advanced AWS ecosystem knowledge (EC2, NLB, API Gateway, ASG) combined with Docker and Kubernetes. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Hands-on CloudFormation (scripting, troubleshooting, and debugging) or Terraform. CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins (multibranch, Groovy scripting) and GitHub Actions. Configuration & Scripting: Python, Chef, and strong Linux command-line troubleshooting. Networking Funda...