Contract: Platform Engineer

Industry / Sector:Management Consultancy

Salary/Rate:£650-700

Job type:Perm

Town/City:Wiltshire

County:Wiltshire

Job ref:NC-8914582

Post Date:03. 11. 2025

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Tommy Tipping

Technology Recruitment Consultant

0203 479 4931

tommy@ncounter.co.uk

About the Role

Contract: Platform Engineer – Defence Cloud Programme

£650–700 p/d | 6 months | South West (4 days onsite)

We’re seeking a Platform Engineer with deep Kubernetes expertise to help design, deploy, and optimise containerised workloads on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You’ll be joining a collaborative engineering environment where automation, resilience, and speed of delivery are key.

The Role You’ll take ownership for building and maintaining highly available Kubernetes clusters to support mission-critical applications. Working closely with architects and developers, you’ll optimise cluster configuration, implement advanced security controls, and streamline CI/CD processes. Your remit will cover everything from designing Helm charts and managing service meshes to ensuring compliant, reproducible deployments in line with strict Defence standards.

Key Skills & Experience • Active DV clearance (essential) • Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes (GKE preferred) – cluster design, scaling, RBAC, and security policy management • Strong working knowledge of GCP services, infrastructure-as-code, and container orchestration • Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling (Terraform, GitLab, ArgoCD or similar) • Background in Defence, National Security, or other highly regulated environments • Collaborative mindset, able to operate across architecture, security, and delivery teams

Why Apply? This is one of the UK’s most ambitious cloud transformation programmes – modernising infrastructure that underpins national resilience and security. You’ll work alongside some of the most capable engineers in the sector, contributing directly to outcomes that matter.

If you’re a Platform Engineer who lives and breathes Kubernetes and wants to apply that expertise on a truly meaningful scale, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to learn more.

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