Engineering

Contract Platform Engineer - Atlassian Specialist

  • Location

    London

  • Sector:

    Defence

  • Job type:

    Contract

  • Salary:

    Up to £600 per day + Inside IR35

  • Contact:

    Fiaz To

  • Contact email:

    f.to@finitas.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    BBBH169133_1761227472

Role: Platform Engineer - Atlassian Specialist
Day Rate: up to £600/day (Inside IR35)
Location: London (Hybrid)
Clearance: Active SC Clearance required

We're looking for a Platform Engineer with deep Atlassian expertise to support one of the programmes within a central government department. You'll be responsible for managing, optimising, and evolving the Atlassian ecosystem that enables collaboration across a large technical landscape.

Key Requirements:

  • Proven experience administering Atlassian applications (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.) in enterprise or government environments.
  • Solid knowledge of AWS, Linux/Unix, and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub).
  • Proficiency with Terraform, PostgreSQL, and scripting languages such as Python or Bash.
  • Track record of maintaining secure, scalable, and well-documented environments.
  • Strong communicator with a collaborative, problem-solving mindset.

Interested? Apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.