28 platform engineer jobs found in London

Platform Engineer - Outside IR35 - Remote About the Role We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure and Azure Databricks to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing data platforms. You will play a critical role in enabling data engineering, analytics, and AI workloads by developing robust cloud-native infrastructure and data services. This role sits at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and data engineering, ensuring platform reliability, performance, and governance across the organization. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native platform solutions in Microsoft Azure Build, optimize, and manage data platforms using Azure Databricks Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates Implement CI/CD pipelines for data and platform deployments Ensure high availability, scalability, security, and cost...

ML Platform Engineer (Contract) Location: London (Hybrid) Rate: £500-£575 per day - Outside of IR35 Overview This contract role focuses on building and operating the infrastructure that supports production machine learning systems at scale. You'll work on the platforms that allow ML and LLM-powered services to run reliably in live environments, ensuring performance, stability, and smooth deployment into existing products. This is a hands-on engineering role centred on production systems , not research or experimentation. Responsibilities Design and operate production ML platforms supporting live applications Build and maintain Kubernetes-based environments for model inference and pipelines Support language-model workloads including retrieval-based systems and model serving Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for ML deployments Monitor platform and model performance including latency, drift, and resource usage Work closely with engineering and product teams to...

Data Platform Engineer I PostgreSQL I ADF I SQL Database I Schemas I Migration I Decommission I Financial Services I £500-£525 per day Outside IR35 12-month initial Hybrid Remote - London I'm working with a high-growth, product-led scale-up who are rebuilding their entire data layer in-house after moving away from their legacy systems and processes. They are in need of a hands-on Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and own a clean PostgreSQL-based backend data platform that powers the next phase of their growth. Must-Have PostgreSQL (design, modelling, optimisation) SQL and relational database engineering Building backend data services (APIs, views, pipelines, ETL/ELT) Data integration with operational systems ADF or similar orchestration tools Migrating/decommissioning legacy data platforms Nice-to-Have Experience in scale-ups or lean engineering teams Exposure to financial services Understanding of how front-end teams consume data...

SC Cleared GCP/Kubernetes Platform Engineer | Outside IR35 | 6 Month Contract Duration: 12 Months IR35: Outside IR35 Rate: £400-£500 per day Location: Hybrid - London (3 days onsite - non negotiable) I'm looking for a GCP Platform Engineer/Kubernetes Engineer to join a multi-year transformation programme delivering some of the UK Government's most critical systems. The client is open to candidates with strong Kubernetes platform experience , even if you haven't worked directly with GDC - as GDC is fundamentally Kubernetes-based. What you'll do Design and operate secure GCP and Kubernetes platforms (GDC exposure a bonus) Build solutions for disconnected/air-gapped environments Own IAM, networking, GKE and core platform services Automate infrastructure using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines Optimise platform performance, reliability and cost Partner closely with security and architecture teams What you'll bring Strong hands-on...

ANALYTICS ENGINEER 6-MONTH CONTRACT SNOWFLAKE, DBT £450-£550 PER DAY OUTSIDE IR35 This role offers a great opportunity for an Analytics Engineer to join a fast-scaling digital business undergoing a complete rebuild of its analytics infrastructure. You'll play a key role in reshaping how data is modeled, accessed, and used across teams - all with a focus on clarity, consistency, and self-serve analytics. The environment values autonomy, quality, and user-first thinking, with the freedom to shape best practices from the ground up. THE COMPANY This is a high-growth consumer business committed to data-informed decision-making across marketing, operations, product, finance, and customer success. They're currently rebuilding their analytics platform with modern, scalable tools and need a strong contractor to accelerate this transition. Working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and remote-first environment, you'll make a lasting impact on how data empowers the...

Lead a high-impact cloud migration project that will drive significant cost savings whilst building your leadership credentials in a cutting-edge DevOps environment. Salary:  £450 per day Role Overview Title:  Senior / Lead AWS DevOps Contractor Contract Length:  3 Months - Immediate Start - Outside IR35 Location:  Remote (UK) Description: We're looking for a highly experienced Senior / Lead DevOps Contractor to operate at a senior level, driving architectural decisions, leading delivery, and ensuring secure, scalable, and automated infrastructure across the environment. Role Overview We are seeking a highly experienced  Senior DevOps Lead  to manage a critical cloud migration project, moving a mature platform from  AWS  to  Hetzner  to achieve significant cost reduction. This short-term, high-priority role will oversee the migration, maintain operational stability, and lead a small...

Role Overview Title: Senior/Lead AWS DevOps Contractor Contract Length: 3 months - Immediate Start - Outside IR35 Location: Remote (UK) Description: We're looking for a highly experienced Senior/Lead DevOps Contractor to operate at a senior level, driving architectural decisions, leading delivery, and ensuring secure, scalable, and automated infrastructure across the environment. Role Overview We are seeking a highly experienced Senior DevOps Lead to manage a critical cloud migration project, moving a mature platform from AWS to Hetzner to achieve significant cost reduction. This short-term, high-priority role will oversee the migration, maintain operational stability, and lead a small DevOps team. The platform currently runs on AWS with ECS , k3s Kubernetes , Redpanda streaming , and databases including Cassandra, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB . Observability is mostly implemented with Grafana , and deployment pipelines are established. Key...

Senior C# Software Engineer (Contract) Location: London (Hybrid) Rate: £500 per day IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Duration: 6 Months (Initial) The Opportunity Join a high-performing engineering team within a London-based powerhouse that is currently dominating its sector. This company has moved past the startup phase into a period of sophisticated, sustainable growth, and they are now maturing their global platform to be truly cloud-agnostic. This role is perfect for a Senior Engineer who thrives on architectural variety. You won’t just be maintaining a single environment; you will be building high-throughput systems that leverage the best features across AWS, Azure, and GCP . The Role As a Senior C# Engineer, you will lead the development of mission-critical services that form the backbone of a rapidly scaling infrastructure. Your focus will be: Backend Development: Writing clean, testable, and high-performance code using the latest...

Senior Data Engineer - Fabric London Hybrid - Outside IR35 We're hiring on behalf of our business we've partnered with for over 8 years, supporting them in building and scaling high-performing technology and data teams. They are now seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer with strong Microsoft Fabric and Power BI expertise to play a key role in delivering enterprise-scale data solutions. This position will be instrumental in supporting a major global ERP transformation programme , ensuring high-quality reporting, robust data pipelines and scalable data warehouse architecture are in place to drive accurate stakeholder insight and business decision-making across international operations. Key Responsibilities Implement data migration strategies using Microsoft Fabric for reporting and stakeholder consumption Design and build data pipelines using Fabric Pipelines, Azure Data Factory, Notebooks and SSIS Model data from multiple sources into structured outputs...

DevOps + Snowflake Engineer - 6 months (Outside IR35) - London (1 day pw) Daily Rate: £500 to £600 We are looking to appoint a DevOps + Snowflake engineer to support the definition and delivery of an enterprise data platform with engineering best practices. Specifically, this role will help the divisional data team (DDT) to understand, manage, and prioritise DevOps activities and administration of the data warehouse. The role is reporting to the AVP Data engineering, who is responsible for prioritising, planning, and driving forward the data engineering and transformation tasks required. Core Responsibilities The combined role demands expertise in both traditional database administration and modern DevOps principles: Security and Compliance: Implementing and managing security measures like role-based access control (RBAC), user authentication (SSO, MFA), data encryption, and data masking to enforce security policies and compliance standards....

Backend-Leaning Fullstack Engineer Python | React | Typescript | AWS £500 per day | Outside IR35 | 6-Month Contract | Hybrid (London) We're working with a high-growth, data-driven SaaS platform in the financial intelligence space that is scaling out a contractor squad to accelerate delivery across core backend and customer-facing systems. They are looking for a strong Backend-Leaning Fullstack Engineer to join a high-performing product squad and ship end-to-end features in a modern cloud-native environment. Key Details Rate: Up to £500 per day IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Contract Length: 6 months Location: Hybrid - 2x per month in London Start Date: ASAP Interview Process: 1 stage Tech Stack: Python, TypeScript, React, AWS The Role This is a backend-heavy fullstack position where you'll own features from database through to UI. You'll be working in tight, hands-on squads (4-6 engineers) alongside senior...

Contract Machine Learning Engineer (LLM & GC) 6-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | £600 per day We are seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to support the design and build, production ready ML models on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This is a hands-on delivery role, focused on turning models into scalable, reliable, production systems that solve real business problems. The contract will run for at least 6-months, will be Outside IR35 at £600 per day, and we are looking to start the project at the beginning of March. This role suits a delivery-focused ML Engineer who enjoys taking models from concept through to production, rather than staying purely in research or experimentation. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and productionise machine learning models using GCP-native services Translate business problems into deployable ML solutions Develop and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines (training, testing, deployment, monitoring) Work with data scientists and...

Backend-Leaning Fullstack Engineer Python | React | Typescript | AWS £500 per day | Outside IR35 | 6-Month Contract | Hybrid (London) We're working with a high-growth, data-driven SaaS platform in the financial intelligence space that is scaling out a contractor squad to accelerate delivery across core Back End and customer-facing systems. They are looking for a strong Backend-Leaning Fullstack Engineer to join a high-performing product squad and ship end-to-end features in a modern cloud-native environment. Key Details Rate: Up to £500 per day IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Contract Length: 6 months Location: Hybrid - 2x per month in London Start Date: ASAP Interview Process: 1 stage Tech Stack: Python, TypeScript, React, AWS The Role This is a backend-heavy fullstack position where you'll own features from database through to UI. You'll be working in tight, hands-on squads (4-6 engineers) alongside senior engineers in a fast-moving,...

Senior Backend Engineer (Python) - AI Platform | High-Growth FinTech - £500 Outside IR35 - 6 month contract We're partnering with a rapidly scaling AI company transforming global debt markets. Their platform centralises proprietary credit data, deep analysis and high-value workflows for 300+ leading financial institutions worldwide. With strong product-market fit and rapid international expansion, they're hiring a Senior Backend (Python) Engineer to take technical ownership across high-impact projects. What You'll Do Lead system design and deliver scalable Back End services Build and evolve APIs, data processing pipelines and automation Mentor engineers and run code reviews Collaborate closely with Product and cross-functional domain experts Continuously improve performance, quality and developer experience What We're Looking For Strong Python (Flask moving to FastAPI with Typing) Back End experience Proven experience building APIs within service-oriented...

Senior Software Engineer | Python | Outside IR35 | Remote Cloud, Data & AI Platforms We are supporting a consultancy with a substantial UK portfolio as it accelerates its digital, data and AI capability. As part of a wider transformation programme, we're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help design and deliver scalable cloud-native platforms, with increasing adoption of AI and machine learning to drive smarter decision-making. This is a senior, hands-on role within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, blending modern software delivery, cloud platform engineering and emerging AI/ML integration. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to the design and build of robust digital and data services, while enabling the integration of AI/ML capabilities into core platforms. You'll work closely with data engineers, data scientists and product teams to ensure models and analytics solutions are production-ready, scalable and secure....

Role Overview We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure and Databricks to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions. You will play a key role in building modern data platforms that support business intelligence, advanced analytics, and machine learning initiatives. This role requires hands-on experience with cloud-native data architectures, distributed processing, and best practices in data engineering. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and related Azure services Build and optimize data workflows using Apache Spark within Databricks Develop and maintain data lakes and lakehouse architectures using Azure Data Lake Storage Implement data modeling solutions for analytics and reporting Ensure data quality, governance, and security best practices Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business...

SC Cleared Kubernetes Specialist/Engineer | Outside IR35 | 6 Month Contract Duration: 12 Months IR35: Outside IR35 Rate: £400-£500 per day Location: Hybrid - London (3 days onsite - non negotiable) I'm looking for a Kubernetes Engineer/Specialist to join a multi-year transformation programme delivering some of the UK Government's most critical systems. What you'll bring Strong hands-on experience in Kubernetes platform engineering (on-prem or cloud) GCP experience or exposure Understanding of hybrid/on-prem Kubernetes environments Experience in regulated, secure or classified environments Deep skills in IaC, automation and platform operations Security-first mindset with strong stakeholder communication Clearance Must hold active SC clearance (DV preferred). This role is Outside IR35 and requires up to 3 days onsite in the London office. If this sounds of interest, please send your updated CV and we can have a chat.

Senior Data Engineer - Azure, Databricks, Datafactory, Phinsys Tandem, Insurance Our sister company Stellarmann is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join their team, who are building out a new data platform for processing Finance and Actuarial data. You will be working as part of a talented team building a cutting edge data platform using Azure Databricks, Datafactory and Python integrating with Phinsys Tandem. We're seeking someone with: Proven experience as a Data Engineer Strong hands on experience with Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory Experience in the Lloyd's/London Market (specialty insurance) Experience working with Phinsys Tandem - essential Proficiency in Python Experience working with Medallion architecture/tiered medallion Lakehouse Experience using Databricks Notebooks for data pipelines This is a 6 month initial engagement, outside IR35 with scope to extend beyond the initial term. If this opportunity aligns with your...

Fabric BI Developer - Modern Data Platform Outside IR35 Ideally 2 days in Brentford office, but can be remote Start date: Immediate About the Role As a BI Developer, you will design, build, and optimise end-to-end BI solutions across a modern data stack. You will work closely with data architects, analysts, IT teams, and business stakeholders to develop robust data pipelines, semantic models, and reporting assets that support strategic decision-making across the organisation. This is a hands-on technical role suited to someone passionate about engineering reliable, secure, and scalable BI environments. Key Responsibilities Design and deliver scalable Azure-based data platform solutions, including Data Warehouses and enterprise reporting tools. Build and manage data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Dataflows Gen2, and Data Factory. Develop optimised Power BI semantic models, integrating with DirectLake and/or Warehouse datasets. Act as a hands-on Data Engineer...

Linux Engineer (Ubuntu Migration) – Contract, Outside IR35 £500 per day outside IR35, Farnborough 3-5 days per week 3 months initial contract, extendable SC clearance required prior to start This engagement is focused, delivery-driven and sits within a Defence / MOD-aligned environment. The platform is Ubuntu-based, and the immediate priority is a structured migration from an older Ubuntu version to a newer release within a compressed timeframe. You’ll take a hands-on role in planning and executing the migration across a secure, protectively marked estate, ensuring stability, compliance and minimal operational disruption. This includes assessing the current environment, identifying dependencies and risks, completing upgrade testing, resolving technical issues and supporting cutover activities. Strong enterprise Ubuntu administration experience is essential, alongside proven involvement in version-to-version migrations. Experience working within Defence, MOD or...