Cyber Platform Engineer

Role Title: Cyber Platform Engineer

Location: Sheffield – 3 days WFO

Duration: 22/09/2027

Rate: £393 per day (PAYE through FCSA Umbrella)

Role Description

Key responsibilities

• Software engineering & delivery:

Software engineering & delivery

• Design, build, test, and maintain Back End services, APIs, and automation used by cyber engineering and data teams.
• Apply good engineering practices: design patterns, SOLID principles, pragmatic architecture, and strong code quality.
• Contribute to development, we have a lot of Go and Python (previous experience helpful but not required; willingness to learn is essential).
• Write clear technical documentation and support knowledge sharing across the team.

Platform, cloud & infrastructure as code

• Build and operate cloud-based solutions on AWS or Azure, understanding core services and how to use them securely and efficiently.
• Use Terraform to provision and maintain infrastructure, including networking components and access controls.
• Work with cloud networking concepts (eg, VPC/VNet, subnets, routing, security groups/NSGs, private connectivity, DNS).

DevOps & operational excellence

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using pipeline as code approaches, improving reliability, repeatability, and auditability.
• Configure and operate build/deployment agents/runners and associated tooling.
• Implement secure secrets handling in pipelines (eg, vault/managed secrets, rotation concepts, avoiding secret leakage).
• Support production operations where needed: monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

Initial focus/day-to-day (first phase)

• Manage and optimise API demand and onboarding for the cyber data lake through Kong (API gateway), including access patterns, standards, and operational support.
• Automate workflows across DevOps tooling and change/request processes, reducing manual effort and improving control and traceability.

Required skills and experience

• Strong programming experience in at least one major language (eg, Java, C#/.NET, Python), with the ability to pick up new languages quickly.
• Hands‑on experience applying common engineering best practices (design patterns, SOLID, refactoring, code reviews).
• Working knowledge of modern testing approaches such as TDD/BDD, and building testable services.
• Cloud experience in AWS or Azure, with a practical understanding of core offerings and how to use them in production.
• Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform (modules, state, plan/apply workflow, environment separation).
• Strong DevOps experience: CI/CD, pipeline‑as‑code, agents/runners, artefact management, and operational hygiene.
• Understanding of secrets management concepts in pipelines and deployments.
• Comfortable working in a security‑focused environment with a strong appreciation for control, auditability, and risk management.

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