Platform Engineer - SC Cleared

Environments Engineer

+ Platform Engineering

+ SC Cleared role

+ Hybrid working from Corsham

+ £600 to £690 per day

+ 12 month contract Inside IR35

Key Skills:

• VMWare platforms and tools, ideally VCP certified.
• Creating PowerShell Scripting for automating system configuration utilising PowerShell Core.
• Design, implementation and support of complex software and configuration management solutions using Python, Ansible, Terraform etc.

The Role:

The Platform Environment Engineer is a senior software engineering role, primarily responsible for the maintenance, development and improvements to the development environments of the NSoIT(D) platform build process.

The platform itself is primarily based on VMWare, Windows and Linux technologies and supports a wide range of domain applications for the armed forces. The platform is built and torn down using a mixture of Terraform, PowerShell, Python and Ansible.

We need an experienced individual who can solicit requirements from engineering teams and management to drive improvements to make our development more efficient, consistent and reliable. Therefore, communication skills and the ability to self-manage are important for this role.

Strong experience of VMWare tools and technologies are fundamental for this role as well as the ability to coach and upskill your peers.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Ensure availability of development environments for all engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain IAC logic for environment creation and tear down.
• Ensure IAC code is appropriately versioned with GIT and follow a process of peer review to ensure your work meets an expected definition of done.
• Design and implement changes to ensure mist efficient use of physical resources.
• Liaise with architects in implementing platform changes to support new work streams.
• Capture change requirements from engineers and leadership for continuous improvement.
• Document all aspects on environment design and usage.
• Coaching, pair programming and supporting other engineers to understand your work to reduce single point of failure.