Platform engineer Work, Jobs in Thatcham, Brk (with Salaries)

Digital Transformation Tech Authority
Vodafone —Newbury
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Software development
- Annual leave
Site Reliability Engineer (DataCosmos)
Open Cosmos —Didcot
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
Forward Deployed Engineer - Security Clearance Required
Virtru —Farnborough
- £125,000 - £160,000 a year
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Senior Automation Engineer
Pragma —Newbury
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Machine learning
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
AI and Digital Solutions Engineer
TrustFlight —Bracknell
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer Science
- Master's degree
- APIs
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Senior Automation Engineer
Gamma —Newbury
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Machine learning
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Graduate Devops Engineer, AWS
AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch) —Thames Valley
- Full-time
- Computer networking
Kubernetes Specialist
CGI —Reading
- Full-time
- DevOps
- Scripting
- Agile
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Platform Engineer
Nominet —Oxford
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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System Development Engineer, AWS Networking
AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch) —Thames Valley
- Full-time
- Java
- AWS
- Software development
DevOps Software Engineer
PrecisionLife Ltd —Oxford
- £42,000 - £56,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Azure Cloud Engineer
Conrad Energy —Abingdon
- £60,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
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3rd Line Cloud Engineer - Azure
Communications Solutions UK Ltd —Reading
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- Mentoring
- In-person
- Free parking
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Network Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer
Edenred —Swindon
- £50,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- DevOps
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Software Engineer
Pexip —Reading
- Full-time
- Computer networking
- In-person
- Work from home
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Integration Specialist (Flight Simulators)
CAE Inc. —Benson
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
- Software development
Systems Software Engineer
KNAPP U.K. Limited —Chalgrove
- Full-time
- Remote
- Computer Science
- Computer literacy
- Engineering
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IoT Solutions Engineer
Devopster IT Consultants —Reading
- £29,437.80 - £33,500.00 a year
- Temporary
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- SQL
- AWS
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Project Engineer (EMEA)
Utelogy —Basingstoke
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- System design
- Bachelor's degree
- Travel
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Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Genomics —Oxford
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave

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Digital Transformation Tech Authority

Vodafone -
Newbury

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Job details

Full-time

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Annual leave
Company pension
Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Git
Software development operations experience
Microservices
Analysis skills
CI/CD pipelines
Continuous improvement
Release management
Software development
Technical writing
APIs
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Design documentation
DevOps implementation
Software development or architecture experience

Full job description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software solutions that enable Vodafone's digital transformation, network automation, and operational excellence objectives.

This role is accountable for the Automation lifecycle of production-grade software and services, delivering scalable, resilient, and secure solutions that support operational automation, event-driven workflows, network intelligence, and service assurance capabilities. The Digital Transformation Technical Authority will own technical decisions and will work across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and solution design through to deployment, support, and continuous improvement.

The role combines hands-on software engineering with technical leadership, ensuring adherence to engineering standards, DevOps practices, secure-by-design principles, and operational reliability requirements.

Working collaboratively with engineers, architects, product owners, operational teams, and stakeholders, the Digital Transformation Technical Authority will develop innovative software solutions that drive increased automation, improved operational performance, and reduced manual intervention across Vodafone's network operations landscape.

Please note that the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for access to certain customer environments and systems.

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software applications, services, APIs, and automation workflows.
Build high-quality, reusable, maintainable, and scalable code following engineering best practices
Develop event-driven and API-enabled solutions supporting network and operational automation.
Develop orchestration workflows, automation scripts, and integrations across multiple systems.
Produce technical documentation, design artefacts, and implementation guidance.
Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment practices.
Participate in code reviews, testing, defect management, and release activities.
Contribute to engineering standards, software quality assurance, and secure development practices.
Drive continuous improvement in software delivery processes and platform reliability.
Identify opportunities to automate manual operational tasks and improve process efficiency.
Support training and overviews to operational staff and senior leadership stakeholders
Support out-of-hours activities where required to maintain critical production services

Who you are

Strong software engineering fundamentals and software development lifecycle knowledge.
Advanced Python development skills, other languages desirable.
Experience with API development, integration, and automation frameworks.
Knowledge of SQL and database technologies.
Experience working with cloud, automation, orchestration, or platform engineering solutions.
Familiarity with event-driven architectures, microservices, and modern software design principles.
Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD,
Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects, manage stakeholders, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
Innovative mindset with a passion for automation and continuous improvement.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Minimum 5 years' experience in a Software Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Automation Engineering environment.
Demonstrable experience developing production-grade software solutions.
Experience designing and consuming REST APIs.
Experience using Git-based source control and release management processes.
Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
Ability to work independently whilst contributing effectively within cross-functional teams.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

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