Platform Engineer

Platform EngineerRemote (UK/Ireland) | Contract | HealthTech SaaS6 month contract (+ extensions)

We’re working with a fast-growing HealthTech SaaS company that is transforming how healthcare providers manage patient engagement, digital assessments, and operational workflows across private clinics and community healthcare services.

Their platform helps healthcare organisations reduce administrative overhead, improve patient outcomes, and streamline clinician workflows through secure digital tools, automation, and real-time analytics. Following a recent funding round, the business is entering an exciting new growth phase and is expanding its engineering function to support product innovation and international expansion.

Already successfully operating across the UK, Ireland, and Australia, they are now scaling the platform into new markets while building new product modules focused on clinical automation, integrations, and data intelligence. They’re looking for a Platform Engineer to join the team on a fully remote contract basis.

The Role:

This is a hands-on platform engineering role where you'll work closely with Software Engineers, Product teams, and Technical Leadership to build and evolve the cloud infrastructure that powers a rapidly growing SaaS platform.

You'll play a key role in improving platform scalability, reliability, security, and developer experience, helping engineering teams deliver new products and features efficiently while maintaining the high standards required within a healthcare environment.

The environment is highly collaborative, fast-paced, and cloud-native, with a strong focus on automation, Infrastructure as Code, and continuous improvement.

Tech Stack:

The business is heavily invested in modern AWS and cloud-native technologies, including:

• AWS cloud infrastructure
• Terraform for Infrastructure as Code
• Kubernetes (EKS)
• Docker containerisation
• GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
• AWS Lambda and serverless services
• ECS, EventBridge, API Gateway
• CloudWatch, Datadog, and observability tooling
• PostgreSQL and DynamoDB
• Microservices and event-driven architecture
• Security, compliance, and healthcare data governance
• They're looking for engineers who enjoy building scalable cloud platforms, improving developer productivity, and creating highly reliable infrastructure that supports business growth.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Designing, building, and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure
• Developing and managing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Improving platform reliability, resilience, and scalability
• Enhancing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Supporting Kubernetes and containerised workloads
• Implementing monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions
• Working closely with software engineering teams to improve developer experience
• Driving cloud security, compliance, and operational best practices
• Contributing to platform architecture and long-term technical strategy
• Supporting the platform's expansion into new international markets

What They're Looking For:

• Strong commercial experience with AWS cloud services
• Experience building and operating scalable cloud platforms
• Strong Terraform and Infrastructure as Code experience
• Experience with Kubernetes and container technologies
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Strong understanding of cloud security and operational best practices
• Experience supporting microservices and distributed systems
• Comfortable working within product-led engineering teams
• Experience within healthcare, regulated environments, or secure data platforms is beneficial but not essential

Contract Details:

• Fully remote
• Contract role
• Long-term project work
• Competitive day rate
• Immediate interview process

This is an opportunity to join a well-funded HealthTech company at a key stage of growth, where you'll have direct impact on the scalability, reliability, and future evolution of a platform used by healthcare providers across multiple international markets.