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Senior Platform Architect | Up to £600 per day | 6-month contract | Hybrid


A renowned cyber-security company is searching for a driven Senior Platform Architect to assist in enhancing the container and supply chain security stance of their large enterprise client.


Together with other engineers and architects, you will be working in a small team to develop systems and software that enhance their client's capacity to handle security incidents, evaluate vulnerabilities across their extensive container inventory, and cryptographically sign and attest software and container artifacts.


Desired Skills:

  • Golang
  • GCP, AWS
  • Kubernetes (cloud-native)
  • Supply chain security experience


On Offer:

  • Up to £600 per day Outside IR35
  • Hybrid - 2 days a week (Either Birmingham, Sheffield, or Edinburgh)
  • 6 months (rolling) - Extensions Likely


This is a great opportunity for a Platform Security Engineer who:


  • Has experience building cloud-native software and platform solutions using open-source and CSP-provided services
  • Is passionate about solving problems at a huge scale
  • Is self-motivated and savvy at building relationships with stakeholders, with the ability to uncover what features will bring them the most value.


*Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, not all submissions will receive feedback


Senior Platform Architect | Up to £600 per day | 6-month contract | Hybrid

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