Platform Engineer- eDV Cleared

Searchability NS&D
Manchester, United Kingdom
3 months ago
£40,000 – £90,000 pa

Salary

£40,000 – £90,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
17 Mar 2026 (3 months ago)

PLATFORM ENGINEER- EDV CLEARED

CLOUD ENGINEER
- Permanent opportunity for a Platform Engineer with enhanced DV Clearance.
- Salary up to £90,000 DOE
- Manchester based offices
- To apply, please call Laura Jackson on , or email with an up-to-date CV.

WHO ARE WE?
We're hiring for Platform Engineers at various levels to join a top consultancy delivering cutting-edge solutions for industry-leading Defence and National Security clients.

You'll have the opportunity to work across multiple high-impact, innovative and mission-critical projects, shaping solutions that make a real difference.

Due to the sensitive nature of the work, an active enhanced DV is required

THE PLATFORM ENGINEER
- Active enhanced DV Clearance
- Manchester Based or ability to travel to Manchester.
- Experience as in a cloud infrastructure/ cloud support role.

PLATFORM ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Strong experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Infrastructure as Code e.g. Terraform
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab or Jenkins
- Experience with containerisation tools (Kubernetes, docker)

TO BE CONSIDERED:
Please either apply through this advert or emailing me directly on . For further information please call me: / . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS
PLATFROM ENGINEER, PLATFROM, CLOUD, AWS, AWS CLOUD, AWS ENGINEER, ANSIBLE, TERRAFORM, CLOUD SUPPORT, CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE, DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY, DV CLEARED, DV CLEARANCE, SECURITY CLEARED, NSD

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