Description
Job descriptionSite Name: UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle
Posted Date: Nov 3 2025
Job Title: Platform Engineer (Secondment/ FTC until end of 2026)
Closing Date - 17th November 2025 (COB)
Business Introduction
We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients' needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it's vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.
Position Summary
Are you ready to play a key role in shaping the future of technology at GSK? As a Platform Engineer, you'll use your technical expertise to design, implement, and maintain robust platforms that support our mission of improving lives. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, solve complex challenges, and drive innovation to ensure our systems are reliable, scalable, and secure. This is an opportunity to grow your career, make a meaningful impact, and contribute to a team that values collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure platforms to support business needs.
- Collaborate with teams across the organization to ensure seamless integration and functionality.
- Identify and implement improvements to enhance platform performance and reliability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
- Develop and maintain documentation for platform architecture, processes, and procedures.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and recommend solutions to drive innovation.
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
- Bachelor's degree or HND in Engineering or a related field.
- Proven experience in platform engineering or a similar technical role.
- Ability to analyze and solve complex technical problems.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence stakeholders.
- Certification in platform engineering.
- Passion for learning and staying updated on emerging technologies.
Work Arrangement
This role is based in the United Kingdom at Barnard Castle.
Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous development. Together, we'll make a difference. Apply today!
Job Title: Platform Engineer (Secondment / FTC until end of 2026)
Closing Date - 17th November 2025 (COB)
Business Introduction
We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients' needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it's vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.
Position Summary
Are you ready to play a key role in shaping the future of technology at GSK? As a Platform Engineer, you'll use your technical expertise to design, implement, and maintain robust platforms that support our mission of improving lives. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, solve complex challenges, and drive innovation to ensure our systems are reliable, scalable, and secure. This is an opportunity to grow your career, make a meaningful impact, and contribute to a team that values collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure platforms to support business needs.
- Collaborate with teams across the organization to ensure seamless integration and functionality.
- Identify and implement improvements to enhance platform performance and reliability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
- Develop and maintain documentation for platform architecture, processes, and procedures.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and recommend solutions to drive innovation.
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
- Bachelor's degree or HND in Engineering or a related field.
- Proven experience in platform engineering or a similar technical role.
- Ability to analyze and solve complex technical problems.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence stakeholders.
- Certification in platform engineering.
- Passion for learning and staying updated on emerging technologies.
Work Arrangement
This role is based in the United Kingdom at Barnard Castle.
Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous development. Together, we'll make a difference. Apply today!
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases to impact health at scale.
People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
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