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Platform Engineer - Site Resilience

Platform Engineer - Site Resilience

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Edinburgh, United kingdom

£ 460 /year

Freelance

24-01-2026

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Skills

Monitoring VMware Operating Systems Windows Recruitment Infrastructure as Code

Job Specifications

Morgan Hunt are working with a public sector organisation to recruit a Platform Engineer to work in the organisations Site Resilience team. The purpose of the role is to support and enhance the existing storage and computing platform. This includes implementing efficiency savings and additions to the existing platform.

Key Responsibilities

Contribute and plan towards adoption of NVMe
Continue to enhance organisational resilience position
Enhance and expand Commvault backup service
Improve platform engineering for vMotion setup
Collaborate with stakeholders, including the Product Manager, to define, prioritise and maintain the platform roadmap and backlog.
Develop, support and continuously improve virtualisation and storage platforms in line with product and architectural roadmaps.
Ensure platform security, performance, availability and capacity through effective access control, monitoring and optimisation.
Support application re-platforming and lead the design, planning and deployment of new technology solutions.
Manage platform health, data protection, backup and disaster recovery to ensure business continuity.
Troubleshoot and resolve platform-related issues while continuously improving operational processes.

Essential Experience

VMWare 6/7/8.X multi-site environments
Cisco UCS
NSX environments
Platform monitoring solutions and paradigms
Disaster recovery planning and execution, including wider assurance activities
Data centre management and best practices
Windows and RHEL operating systems
Infrastructure as code, including automation

460 per day, outside IR35

6 month contract, extension possible

Remote working - occasional meetings in Edinburgh office

Please get in touch for further information

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

About the Company

s1jobs is one of the leading recruitment brands under the Newsquest Media Group Ltd, dedicated to connecting talented candidates with employers across Scotland. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, since 2001, we have evolved alongside the ever-changing job market. With over 20 years of experience in Scottish recruitment, s1jobs continues to help recruiters and jobseekers at every stage of their hiring or career journey. Know more