Platform Engineer
CV-LibraryGloucester, GloucestershirepermanentPosted: 18 August 2026
Apply NowAnalytics 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
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