Lead Platform Engineer (AWS)

Job Title: Lead Platform Engineer Clearance: DV (or SC willing to undergo DV) Overview: We are seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to help us build the D2S Platform, a cloud-native Kubernetes environment for defence applications. This role requires an urgent start, and we are competing with one other partner for this resource. Key Responsibilities: Deliver and integrate software to form a complete DevOps toolchain. Plan and design large groups of stories. Transform technical requirements into an effective DevOps toolchain to enable product delivery. Provide coaching and mentoring to more junior colleagues. Ensure that deployment strategies for products are repeatable, scalable, and highly available. Provide deep technical knowledge, support delivery teams, and solve complex problems. Skills: Knowledge of and ability to implement solutions for: VMware / Similar virtualisation platforms OpenShift / Kubernetes Terraform / Infrastructure as Code Infoblox / DNS TLS certificate management Dell Data Domain / backups Dell PowerScale / storage Desirable Qualifications: ITIL Foundation Cloud certifications, e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional