Platform Engineering Services

Foundations that scale — yours or ours

Most teams calling us already have an estate. Services nobody fully understands, deploys that take longer than they should, observability that only kicks in after something has already broken — and hiring senior platform engineers is hard.

We pair with your team to make what you have boring. Audit first, then infrastructure as code on top of what's already running, then proper observability, then a handover your team can keep running. We don't demand a rewrite, and we don't impose a stack — most engagements stay on yours.

Microcelium ships as an accelerator when it fits the shape, not as the default frame. You decide.

+ New to infrastructure automation?

Automation is the use of technology to handle repetitive or time-consuming tasks automatically. It reduces errors, saves valuable time and ensures tasks happen reliably and consistently.

This includes IT automation for tasks like backups, monitoring, system maintenance and infrastructure provisioning. Everything is defined as code in a way that is auditable and repeatable.

Automation frees your team to focus on more important work. It boosts efficiency, cuts operating costs and helps your business run more smoothly with fewer manual steps.

When Microcelium fits

For greenfield platforms — or estates that need a known-good baseline rather than a rebuild — Microcelium ships months of foundational work as a starting point. Infrastructure hardened across dozens of production deployments. The foundation includes:

Infrastructure as Code Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks proven across dozens of deployments

Container orchestration Docker Compose for streamlined deployments, with Kubernetes available for enterprise scale when needed

Event-driven microservices Message queues, async workflows and service decoupling built into the platform

CI/CD pipelines GitOps workflows that deploy with confidence

Observability stack Prometheus, Grafana and distributed tracing ready to go

When you already have these layers, we leave them alone. When you don't — or when you'd rather start from a known-good baseline than rebuild patterns from scratch — Microcelium is the shortcut, not the requirement.

What we build

Cloud Infrastructure

Multi-cloud and hybrid deployments on AWS, Azure, or on-premises. Everything defined as code, version controlled and reproducible.

Container Platforms

Container platforms designed for your workload. Deploy your way: Docker Compose for development and standard deployments, Kubernetes for enterprise-scale environments that demand it. Scaling, self-healing and service mesh available across both approaches.

Event-Driven Microservices

Loosely coupled services that communicate through message queues and event streams. Scale individual components independently, deploy without downtime and build systems that are resilient by design.

DevOps Pipelines

CI/CD that developers actually want to use. Automated testing, security scanning and deployments that happen in minutes, not hours.

Observability

Metrics, logs and traces that give you real insight into system behaviour. Dashboards that matter and alerts that don't cry wolf.

Your infrastructure, your control

Not everything belongs in the public cloud. Regulatory requirements, data sovereignty, latency constraints, or simply keeping control of your own destiny — there are good reasons to run infrastructure on your terms.

Microcelium is cloud-agnostic by design. The same platform runs on AWS, Azure, your own data centre, or air-gapped environments. No vendor lock-in. No forced migrations. Your data stays where you need it.

Private & Hybrid Cloud

Run workloads on-premises with cloud-like automation. Burst to public cloud when needed, or keep everything behind your firewall — your choice.

Data Sovereignty

Meet residency requirements without compromising on capability. UK data stays in the UK.

Air-Gapped Deployments

Fully functional platform without internet connectivity. Updates, monitoring and management all work offline when security demands isolation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What cloud platforms do you work with?

We work across AWS, Azure, GCP and private cloud environments. We also operate our own UK-based data centre for clients who need sovereign infrastructure or want to reduce cloud dependency.

Can you take over an existing infrastructure setup?

Yes. We regularly inherit and improve existing platforms. We start with an infrastructure audit, then create a prioritised roadmap — fixing critical issues first before modernising the stack incrementally.

Do you offer ongoing managed infrastructure support?

Yes. Our retainer model covers monitoring, patching, scaling and incident response. You get a dedicated team who knows your platform inside out.

What you own

You own all the bespoke code, data and IP we build for you — that's written into every contract. Your repositories, your deployment configurations, your documentation: all yours from day one. Microcelium is the shared platform layer your solution runs on, with a perpetual licence on open standards. Our tooling, not your lock-in.

Ready to build on solid foundations?

Tell us about your infrastructure challenges. We'll show you how Microcelium accelerates your platform journey.