Platform Engineer

Analytics Platform Engineer (DevOps) Up to £75k DOE - (or 6 month Contract - possible extension £(Apply online only) per day) Gloucestershire - Hybrid Active DV Clearance or higher required Want to play a key role in delivering the analytics platforms behind some of the UK's most technically challenging Defence projects? Apex is proud to be working with a forward-thinking Defence consultancy that is helping organisations navigate complex digital and organisational change. Specialising in delivering technology-led transformation across highly regulated environments, this business takes a people-first approach, recognising that lasting success comes from empowering individuals as much as implementing new technology. We are looking for an Analytics Platform Engineer to help design, develop and enhance a modern analytics platform that supports the delivery of business-critical data solutions. This role will see you building and maintaining scalable platform capabilities, troubleshooting existing services, and providing technical support to Data Scientists and MLOps teams working across a range of technologies. Key Responsibilities of the Analytics Platform Engineer * Design, build and maintain scalable analytics platforms and cloud-based infrastructure. * Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, from design and development through to testing, deployment and ongoing support. * Develop new platform capabilities while enhancing and maintaining existing analytics solutions. * Troubleshoot technical issues, implement improvements and optimise platform performance. * Collaborate closely with Data Scientists, MLOps Engineers and other technical teams to deliver reliable, secure and high-performing solutions. * Adapt to a varied workload, solving complex engineering challenges across a range of technologies and environments. Essential Skills of the Analytical Platform Engineer * Python * Kubernetes * Docker * CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or similar) Desirable skills * MLOps and data engineering concepts * Apache Spark * Scala * S3-compatible object storage * Graph database technologies If you are an driven and experienced Analytical platform engineer looking for their next exciting challenge, then please apply now