Job Description

Platform Engineer - Contract

6 Months | Outside IR35 | Remote (occasional travel) | SC Preferred / BPSS Minimum

We're looking for a Platform Engineer with strong public sector experience to help build and improve a modern Developer Experience (DevEx) capability.

Key skills:

Strong experience with GitLab CI/CD, including building and supporting reusable CI/CD components

Hands-on Kubernetes experience (deployment, scaling, troubleshooting)

Proven background designing and operating cloud-native platforms

Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code, automation, and DevOps best practices

Experience improving Developer Experience through platform tooling and self-service capabilities

Exposure to Internal Developer Portals (e.g. Backstage)

Strong Bash scripting and testing experienceYou'll help drive engineering enablement across CI/CD, Internal Developer Portals, templating, and platform automation, making it easier for development teams to build and deliver at pace.

This is a great opportunity for a hands-on Platform Engineer who enjoys building scalable platforms and improving the developer journey