Platform Engineer - Secure Environments

Are you ready to take on complex technical challenges and help lead the delivery of secure platforms that support critical customer missions?

At Leonardo, our Principal Platform Engineers combine hands-on technical expertise with engineering leadership and delivery oversight. You will shape the design, integration and implementation of secure platforms, while providing direction, mentoring and support to the engineers delivering them.

Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. Due to the nature of the environments supported, the role will require regular and sustained attendance at secure customer locations, alongside working at Leonardo sites where programme and security constraints permit. Due to the nature of the systems and environments supported, this role requires Developed Vetting clearance prior to starting.

This role is focused on delivering, maintaining and improving platform and systems engineering solutions that underpin critical defence, government and public-sector services.

What you will do as a Principal Platform Engineer

Candidates are not expected to be specialists in every area. We are particularly interested in broadly capable platform engineers who bring depth in one or more of these domains and can work across a multidisciplinary secure-platform environment.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) will apply. This role requires Developed Vetting (DV) clearance prior to starting. For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Location

his role will be based from our Bristol site and will support secure customer programmes delivered from Yeovil and other secure locations.

Regular and sustained attendance at Yeovil will be required. Due to the nature of the environments supported, this is not a traditional hybrid role and candidates should expect significant on-site working throughout delivery activities.

Flexible or remote working may be possible for suitable activities where programme requirements, customer expectations and security constraints permit.

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location:

GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Onsite