Senior Platform Engineer

Location: Bristol or Corsham

Working pattern: Hybrid, 3 days per week in the office

Salary: £60,000-75,000 + Benefits

**Candidates applying must eligible for UK Security clearance or can already hold this**

Parico is an established technology business with a history of delivering innovative and secure solutions to Public Sector customers across the United Kingdom. Our team are motivated individuals that help each other to do remarkable things every day. We face challenges together and we win together. At Parico, we deliver world-class solutions that transform the way that our clients use technology.

The Role:

Parico is seeking a talented Platform Engineer to work on dynamic, impactful projects across the Public Sector. You’ll thrive in a small, agile team where you can be truly hands-on; digging into systems, solving complex technical challenges and shaping innovative solutions for our clients.

You’ll contribute to building greenfield services using our infrastructure, developing IaC, automation, and CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid delivery by our engineering teams. You’ll also drive system change and service improvements, provide high-level (4th line) technical support, resolve complex incidents and produce clear design documentation to support smooth handover into live operations.

What you'll be doing:

• Delivering system change and service improvements across the platform.
• Developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation for application and platform deployments.
• Providing 4th line support, including complex incident resolution, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Deploying, configuring and supporting platform components across Linux, Windows, and virtualised environments.
• Creating and maintaining high-quality design and operational documentation, supporting early-life support and handover to live teams

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Excellent experience with IaC, automation and DevOps practices.
• Solid technical background in Linux, Windows, and core infrastructure services (database, proxy, auth, monitoring, patching).
• Proficient with Git and modern version-control workflows.
• Experience with virtualisation platforms and understanding of architecture design principles.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle high-complexity incidents and produce clear documentation.

What’s in it for you?

• A high-performance company culture and leadership team that are there to help you to progress your career quickly and thrive with endless opportunities.

• Kitted out with a full suite of tech goodies and any additional tech you may need with our work-from-home subsidy upon joining, so you can kit out your home office.

• Get the fuel you need to power through the workday with free snacks, drinks and a weekly catered lunch in the office.

• 25 days of paid holiday (plus 8 bank holidays).

• 10 days at full pay for Armed Forces Reservist training.

• Private health insurance provided through AXA PPP and mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program.

• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle car scheme with Octopus Energy

• Discretionary company bonus

• Flexible Life Insurance, with a minimum of 2 x salary and rewards, provided by YuLife.

• Flexible working hours to support life admin as well as being able to work from home.

• Enhanced Private pension contributions, matched up to 5%

• We’re family friendly, with Parico company policies built to support you, in all stages of life.

• If you're relocating to join the team, we'll provide a contribution to help with your costs.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and meet the requirements, please submit your application today. At Parico, we believe a diverse workforce is a successful workforce. We actively work to empower balanced teams which represent ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTQIA+ community, and all genders. 

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