Principal Platform Engineer

Raytheon U.K. • greater manchester, england • Posted July 01, 2026

About the Role

Principal Platform Engineer

Manchester

Permanent, full time

Hybrid (min 3 days a week on site)

All candidates must be willing and eligible to hold SC and eDV clearance.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Deploy applications and software to cloud or on-prem environments for various business areas.
  • Build and set up development tools and infrastructure.
  • Understand the needs of project stakeholders.
  • Automate and improve development and release processes.
  • Ensure systems are safe and secure against cyber security threats.
  • Identify technical problems and develop software updates and solutions.
  • Work with other engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended.

Required experience

  • Experience working in an Agile/SCRUM/DevOps delivery model.
  • Proficiency with cloud technologies (AWS or Azure).
  • Exp...