Senior Platform Engineer

Mindera

EPOS & SCO Platform Engineer responsible for building and managing retail checkout technologies. Ensuring secure, compliant systems while automating processes in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 5/5/2026contractLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Linux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build, configure, and support in-store point of sale and self-checkout platforms.
Own the full lifecycle of Travel Money Kiosks, EPOS and Hospitality infrastructure.
Ensure services are secure, compliant, resilient, and deployed at scale.
Automate provisioning, configuration, updates, and monitoring for reliable transaction processing.
Drive stable retail operations, predictable performance, and confidence from stakeholders.
Participate in a hybrid work environment with on-site presence in Bracknell for 3 days a week.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Design, build, and maintain EPOS and SCO infrastructure (Tills, Self-Checkouts, peripherals, controllers) across Windows 10, Windows 11, and Linux environments.
Own the full lifecycle from initial design and requirement capture to deployment, configuration, and ongoing 3rd level support.
Create and manage non-production environments to validate changes, patches, and new features before estate-wide rollout.
Standardise and automate till provisioning, configuration management, and software deployments across the estate using VBS and PowerShell.
Patch and maintain the OS and application layers, ensuring systems are hardened and aligned with security and architectural principles.
Drive proactive monitoring and observability, using data to identify and fix issues before they impact the customer checkout experience.
Lead Disaster Recovery (DR) validation, maintaining and periodically testing recovery procedures to ensure business continuity across all stores.
Strong troubleshooting and retail support experience.
Proven experience designing and supporting scalable, resilient EPOS and SCO platforms.
Strong administration skills across Windows 10, Windows 11, and Linux (Ubuntu/Debian or similar).
Proficiency in scripting for automation using VBScript and PowerShell.
Ability to capture requirements and translate them into formal design and test documentation.
Experience managing the full deployment lifecycle, including patching and configuration management.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive day rate

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Hard Skills & Tools

EPOS infrastructureself-checkout platformsWindows 10Windows 11LinuxVBSPowerShellscriptingtroubleshootingconfiguration management

Soft Skills

stakeholder confidenceproactive monitoringproblem-solvingrequirement capturedocumentationleadershipbusiness continuitycommunicationcollaborationadaptability