Platform Engineer Applicants must hold a British passport. Visa sponsorship is not available. Fully remote working is not available. Rate: £400 per day IR35 status: Inside IR35 Contract: 12 weeks Target dates: 16 November 2026 to 7 February 2027 Hours: 37 hours per week Location: Nottingham Working pattern: Hybrid, with 1 day per week in the office Application timeline: ASAP About the role Salt Recruitment is recruiting a Platform Engineer to join a local authority''s ICT team, supporting a complex infrastructure environment spanning more than 1,000 servers and 10,000 users. Reporting to the Platform Manager and working alongside technical leads, you will administer, maintain and secure core infrastructure across Windows, Linux, VMware and Microsoft Azure. You will support reliable day-to-day operations, investigate incidents and problems, and deliver installations, upgrades and preventative maintenance. The role involves close collaboration with internal ICT teams, public sector partners and external suppliers to maintain service availability, manage technical risks and support changing business needs. Key responsibilities . Support and administer Windows Server/Wintel, Linux and VMware environments, alongside the organisation''s Microsoft Azure tenant . Maintain core infrastructure services, including Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM, encrypted email, certificates and file shares . Install, configure, upgrade and maintain platform infrastructure, ensuring its secure ..... full job details .....