Job Description
Platform Engineer (Defence / MOD) Contract Outside IRper day Farnborough (Hybrid)
Contract opportunities are available for experienced Platform Engineers supporting secure defence and MOD programmes. These outside IR35 assignments suit engineers who enjoy building and operating resilient platforms in highly regulated security-cleared environments including hybrid and air-gapped systems.
The role sits within platform and DevOps teams focused on automation reliability and operational excellence. Engineers will contribute to the design build and improvement of critical platform services while influencing standards tooling and engineering best practice.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and enhance platform services across hybrid environments
- Improve and standardise automated deployment and CI/CD pipelines
- Strengthen observability monitoring and proactive operations
- Support incident response troubleshooting and service improvements
- Provide guidance on platform patterns tooling and best practices
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical governance
- Share knowledge and support capability uplift across teams
Required experience
- Strong background in Platform Engineering DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD
- Experience with AWS Azure or GCP
- Confidence working in secure regulated or air-gapped environments working for MOD or defence projects
- Have Security Clearance in place prior to appointment
Location: Farnborough Hybrid
Rate: 500600 per day Outside IR35
Required Experience:
IC
Job DescriptionPlatform Engineer (Defence / MOD) Contract Outside IRper day Farnborough (Hybrid)Contract opportunities are available for experienced Platform Engineers supporting secure defence and MOD programmes. These outside IR35 assignments suit engineers who enjoy building and operating resi...
Job Description
Platform Engineer (Defence / MOD) Contract Outside IRper day Farnborough (Hybrid)
Contract opportunities are available for experienced Platform Engineers supporting secure defence and MOD programmes. These outside IR35 assignments suit engineers who enjoy building and operating resilient platforms in highly regulated security-cleared environments including hybrid and air-gapped systems.
The role sits within platform and DevOps teams focused on automation reliability and operational excellence. Engineers will contribute to the design build and improvement of critical platform services while influencing standards tooling and engineering best practice.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and enhance platform services across hybrid environments
- Improve and standardise automated deployment and CI/CD pipelines
- Strengthen observability monitoring and proactive operations
- Support incident response troubleshooting and service improvements
- Provide guidance on platform patterns tooling and best practices
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical governance
- Share knowledge and support capability uplift across teams
Required experience
- Strong background in Platform Engineering DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD
- Experience with AWS Azure or GCP
- Confidence working in secure regulated or air-gapped environments working for MOD or defence projects
- Have Security Clearance in place prior to appointment
Location: Farnborough Hybrid
Rate: 500600 per day Outside IR35
Required Experience:
IC
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