Principal Platform Engineer
Rowden Bristol, Somerset hybrid Posted 3 months ago
We're building the UK's next generation engineering powerhouse, providing critical technology that strengthens national security and resilience. We specialise in turning advances in sensing, AI, and communications into…
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Sponsor register data last checked 19 Oct 2026 · occupation rules updated 11 Nov 2025
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- Register snapshot: 2026-10-19T09:25:45+01:00
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Likely eligible occupation (positive)
The job title maps to SOC 2139 (Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified), which is skilled to RQF level 6 or above on the current rules.
- Job title matched the pattern "platform engineer" for SOC 2139.
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