Platform Engineer

Our Mission

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky.

We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2029 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers.

What to Expect

We're looking for a Platform Engineer who brings a software engineering mindset to infrastructure and operations, with a passion for automation, reliability, performance and security.

You'll play a key role in maintaining and evolving our hybrid infrastructure, spanning Microsoft Azure, on-premises Hyper-V servers and Active Directory. From strengthening security and resilience to improving how we deploy, monitor and manage our platforms, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on the technol