Platform Operations Engineer (Lead)

Overview

Posted Friday 19 September 2025 at 00:00

Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today.

Role

Platform Operations Engineer (Lead)

National Security Business
Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier into the NS domain working to deliver mission critical solutions helping to keep the nation safe, secure and prosperous.

Working on leading edge technology solutions including AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOPs/SRE, Platform Engineering

We have secured long term work, across the full spectrum, on the latest framework with the client, which provides the springboard for our ongoing growth and development in this domain, so join us on what will be an incredible growth journey.

Your Responsibilities

• Implementing and maintaining complex, secure VMware virtualisation solutions hosting Linux and Windows server domain environments
• Proactive maintenance, identifying and implementing improvements to operational and reference platform environments while confirm security compliance
• Providing operational support, such as incident resolution, change implementation and maintenance activities to ensure a stable and reliable environment
• Proactive monitoring of system availability and performance to stay ahead of potential issues
• Producing and maintaining clear and concise documentation

Key Requirements

• Experience with VMWare vSphere suite
• Linux and/or Windows Server system administration
• Skills in scripting, such as with Python, BASH, Powershell
• Managing secure or segregated, regulated platforms and systems
• Ability to take responsibility for solving complex issues and being technical escalation for junior engineers
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organisation

Additional desirable skills or experience

• Working with Developers and Agile software development teams using CI/CD practices and tools, such as GitLab, Jira, and Jenkins
• Exposure to IaC technologies such as Ansible and Terraform
• System architecture and design, and continuous improvement in areas such as automation
• DevSecOps practices, cyber security awareness and working as part of a wider technical team to define, implement and enforce an effective control set
• Amazon Web Services - provisioning and management of IaaS and SaaS resources
• Monitoring and audit tools such as Elastic, LANsweeper or similar

Built on over a 60 year heritage, Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act - through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical stuff that keeps everyone safe - that's our mission, passion, and motivation.

Where you'll work

ROMSEY - You'll find our Romsey site located within beautiful Hampshire countryside, close to the picturesque New Forest District and not far from a superb stretch of the south coast. This is no corporate concrete jungle; this is a manor house site, with ample parking an on-site gym and a driveway full of daffodils in the spring. Predominantly working on site with flexibility for hybrid working where client delivery and project needs permit.

This role involves working the majority of the time on site at our Romsey location

Clearances

Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible to achieve DV clearance.

The Next Step

Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.