Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer - Contract6 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 experience You'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.