Senior Platform Engineer - DV Cleared

eFinancialCareers
London, United Kingdom
Last month
£70,000 – £80,000 pa

Salary

£70,000 – £80,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
6 May 2026 (Last month)

Benefits

Bonus
£70,000 to 80,000 GBP

Bonus

Onsite WORKING

Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Senior Platform Engineer (DV Cleared)

Locations: Corsham or London (onsite)

Clearance: Active MoD Developed Vetting (DV) required

Salary: Competitive (up to ~£80,000 depending on experience + Bonus)

Overview

We are hiring multipleSenior Platform Engineers to join a highly secure Defence and National Security engineering environment, working on complex, mission-critical digital platforms supporting UK government systems.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on designing, building, automating, and operating modern cloud-native platforms in highly secure environments. You will be part of teams delivering scalable, resilient and secure digital services used in real operational settings.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the design and implementation of platform components across modern digital services
  • Build, test, automate and support infrastructure and application services in production environments
  • Develop and maintain scalable, secure, and resilient cloud platforms
  • Work across engineering, security, product and testing teams in a multi-disciplinary environment
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and modern continuous delivery practices
  • Support live services, ensuring availability, performance, and reliability
  • Debug and resolve complex issues across distributed systems and infrastructure
  • Apply infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tooling
  • Contribute to technical design decisions, architecture discussions, and delivery planning
  • Mentor and support junior engineers where appropriate
Technical Requirements
  • ActiveDV clearance (essential)
  • Strong Linux engineering and troubleshooting experience
  • Experience with Kubernetes and containerised environments
  • Infrastructure-as-Code experience (e.g. Terraform or similar)
  • Strong scripting ability in at least one: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, Ruby or Groovy
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure)
  • Experience operating in live production / service environments
  • Strong understanding of networking, system debugging and observability tooling
  • Experience with Git and modern version control workflows
Desirable Experience
  • Experience in Defence, Government or other highly secure environments
  • Exposure to cloud-native SaaS / PaaS platforms
  • Experience with automation, monitoring and reliability engineering practices
  • Certifications in AWS or Azure (mid-level or above)
  • Experience mentoring or guiding junior engineers
  • Strong understanding of DevOps and platform engineering best practices

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