Senior Platform Engineer (DV)

Senior Platform Engineer (DV) - Contract - Somerset - £competitive Synergize Consulting are now hiring for a Senior Platform Engineer to work at a leading defence client on a contract basis. The successful candidate will work across a number of cyber and security programmes, and will help to shape the design, integration, and delivery of secure platforms that work collaboratively with the customer''s infrastructure. This role is focused on delivering, maintaining, and improving platform and systems engineering solutions that underpin critical defence services. Responsibilities include: Act as the technical authority on one or more platform engineering domains (eg virtualisation) providing specialist domain expertise to projects and programmes. Take the lead with the design and implementation of secure platforms across on-premise environments. Capture, analyse, and interpret complex customer requirements to drive system design and architecture. Develop high- and low-level designs, ensuring alignment with secure-by-design principles. Take ownership of technical delivery within work packages, including planning, estimation, and progress reporting. Mentor, coach, and develop junior and senior engineers, raising technical capability across the community. Provide input to technology strategies, feasibility studies, and innovation projects. Engage with internal and external stakeholders, presenting technical solutions and ..... full job details .....