Salary Range

£53,269 - £71,400 (grade‑based salary framework, benchmarked against the external market).

Principal Platform Engineer – Role Overview

Leonardo UK seeks a Principal Platform Engineer to lead the delivery, maintenance and improvement of secure platform and systems engineering solutions for critical defence, government and public sector services. The role involves a blended hybrid working model, combining remote and on‑site collaboration with teams and customers.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority on a specified platform engineering domain (e.g., virtualisation), providing specialist expertise to projects and programmes.
• Lead the design and implementation of secure platforms across on‑premise, hybrid and cloud environments.
• Capture, analyse and interpret complex customer requirements to drive system design and architecture.
• Develop high‑ and low‑level designs, ensuring alignment with ...