Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer | 6-Month Contract | £500/day Outside IR35 | Fully Remote We are looking for a hands-on Platform Engineer to join a cloud-focused engineering team on an initial 6-month contract. You will be responsible for building, automating and improving the core cloud platform, with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code, automation, security, scalability and reliability. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys getting stuck into cloud infrastructure, improving engineering processes and building platforms that are secure, resilient and easy to operate. What You'll Be Doing

• Build and maintain core cloud infrastructure across networking, security and governance.
• Automate cloud provisioning and deployment using Terraform, IaC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop reusable Terraform modules, templates and automation scripts.
• Improve platform scalability, reliability, maintainability and cost-efficiency.
• Monitor cloud environments across performance, availability and security.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex platform and infrastructure issues.
• Support incident resolution and operational stability.
• Work closely with DevOps, Security, Development and Operations teams.
• Help improve cloud engineering standards, tooling and best practices.
• Support other engineers and contribute to continuous improvement across the team. What We're Looking For
• Strong experience working with cloud platforms and cloud-native technologies.
• Solid hands-on Terraform experience.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong scripting or programming skills, ideally Python.
• Good understanding of cloud networking, security and governance.
• Experience building scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with automation and DevOps ways of working.
• Comfortable working across cross-functional engineering teams. If you are a hands-on Platform Engineer with strong Terraform, cloud infrastructure and automation experience, and you are looking for a fully remote Outside IR35 contract, this could be a great fit.