Platform Engineer

• Shape a modern cloud platform with real impact at a growing software house.
• Competitive day rate, hybrid, Stockport-based role, strong chance of extension.

About Our Client

• The organisation operates within the software space, and is recognised for its commitment to technical excellence.
• As a medium-sized company, they focus on leveraging technology to deliver innovative solutions.
• With a main headquarters near Stockport, they offer a great culture of flexible and hybrid working.

Job Description

As the Platform Engineer, you'll be joining a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering environment where platform is seen as an enabler, not an afterthought. The company values clean engineering, automation, and giving developers the tools they need to do their best work.

In this role, you'll be:

• Designing and building scalable, cloud-based platform infrastructure.
• Improving developer experience through automation, tooling, and self-service.
• Building and refining CI/CD pipelines used across the business.
• Working closely with software engineers and stakeholders to solve real problems.
• Embedding best practices around Infrastructure as Code, security, and observability.

The Successful Applicant

We're keen to speak with Platform Engineer contractors who enjoy ownership and impact. You will have a strong interim background, and:

• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer.
• Strong cloud experience, preferably in a multi-cloud environment (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP).
• Hands on Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, etc.)
• Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• CI/CD experience with modern tooling.
• Comfortable joining a growing team and adding value quickly.

What's on Offer

• £550 - £650 per day.
• Outside IR35.
• 6 month+ duration.
• Hybrid working flexibility.