https://jobs.co.uk/job/principal-engineer-software-engineering-matchtech--8fa9e70a-a0bc-408d-a501-a9c13562c62c RSS feed for Principal Engineer - Software Engineering at Matchtech. en-gb Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:02:35 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/principal-engineer-software-engineering-matchtech--8fa9e70a-a0bc-408d-a501-a9c13562c62c https://jobs.co.uk/job/principal-engineer-software-engineering-matchtech--8fa9e70a-a0bc-408d-a501-a9c13562c62c Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:54:21 GMT Location: Frimley | Salary: 67.47-67.47 Hourly | Type: Contract | Principal Engineer - Software Engineering (Kubernetes )Client: BAE Systems (Submarine Solutions)Location: Frimley, Surrey (hybrid 2 to 3 days onsite)Contract: 12 months Rate: 50 PAYE or 67.47 UMBBAE Systems (Submarine Solutions) is looking for an experienced Kubernetes Principal Engineer / Platform Architect to shape the architecture and engineering standards for introducing containerised workloads into their Continuous Integration environment.This is not a "run and operate a cluster" role. The focus is on technical leadership and platform design: defining the approach, standards and governance that will support secure, scalable adoption across teams.What you''ll be doingDefine end-to-end target architecture for CI workloads running on KubernetesDesign workload isolation, networking, artefact flow, autoscaling and resource managementBuild out a secure container supply chain approach (image build, scanning, promotion, registry design, environment separation)Set direction on policy enforcement and secrets management integrationEstablish an observability/operating model (logging, metrics, monitoring, alerting)Create a migration strategy (candidate workloads, phased plan, risks and rol... Contract