Azure Platform Engineer

Azure Platform Engineer | Azure, Terraform & Kubernetes | High-Impact Cloud Consulting

• Salary: £75,000–£100,000, depending on Senior or Principal level
• Location: Hybrid working – 1 day per week in office
• Requirement: UK Security Clearance eligibility required
• Permanent, full-time position

We're hiring Senior and Principal Azure Platform Engineers to join a fast-growing cloud and platform engineering consultancy delivering large-scale enterprise and public sector programmes. This is a hands-on consulting role where you'll design and build modern Azure platforms, work closely with client engineering teams, and rotate across varied projects.

The business is scaling rapidly across Azure, AWS, data & AI, and software engineering, offering a genuine growth phase with scope to influence standards and direction.

The Role

As an Azure Platform Engineer, you will sit at the heart of cloud transformation programmes. Depending on level:

• Senior: you'll focus on hands-on delivery, building robust Azure platforms and landing zones.
• Principal: you'll remain deeply technical while also shaping architecture, mentoring engineers, and contributing to early-stage solution design and pre-sales.

In this role, you will:

• Design and build Azure platform foundations and landing zones.
• Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native delivery.
• Enable application teams to adopt DevOps and cloud-native best practices.
• Work through full consulting lifecycles: discovery, design, build, and handover.
• Engage directly with client stakeholders, running workshops and explaining technical designs.

There is no long-term operations or maintenance work – this is about building platforms properly, then moving on to the next challenge.

Non-Negotiables

• Azure cloud engineering experience in production environments.
• Terraform infrastructure as code (this is essential).
• Strong CI/CD and automation mindset.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and scalable design.
• Comfortable working in client-facing consulting environments.
• Eligibility for UK security clearance (British citizen or ILR, UK resident for the last 5 years).

What You'll Work With

• Microsoft Azure platform engineering.
• Terraform infrastructure as code.
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar).
• Kubernetes platforms (AKS exposure preferred).
• Cloud-native security and networking patterns.

Nice to Haves

• Previous experience in cloud or DevOps consultancies.
• Kubernetes expertise beyond the basics.
• Experience rotating across multiple client projects.
• Enjoyment of mentoring engineers and raising engineering standards.

Why Join / Projects

• Work on high-impact enterprise and public sector cloud programmes.
• Join during a major growth phase, with multiple platform, data, and software hires underway.
• Projects typically run 3–12 months, keeping work varied and technically interesting.
• High engineering bar combined with a collaborative, people-first culture.
• Strong focus on learning through real delivery, workshops, and shared problem-solving.

Employee Benefits

• Performance-related bonus.
• Share options with long-term upside.
• £1,000 annual learning & development budget.
• Funded cloud certifications.
• Flexible hybrid working with minimal office requirement.
• Paid client travel.

Azure Platform Engineer | Azure, Terraform & Kubernetes | High-Impact Cloud Consulting