Senior Azure Platform Engineer
Senior Azure Platform Engineer | Azure, Terraform & Kubernetes | Cloud & Platform Consulting
- Salary: £75,000–£90,000 + bonus & equity
- Location: Hybrid working – c. 1 day per week in office
- Requirement: You must already hold active UK Security Clearance.
- Permanent, full-time position
We’re hiring an Azure Platform Engineer to join a fast-growing cloud and platform engineering consultancy delivering complex enterprise and public sector programmes. This is a hands-on consulting role where you’ll design, build, and improve modern Azure platforms while working closely with client engineering teams.
The business is scaling across platform engineering, DevOps, governance, and cloud-native delivery, offering a strong growth environment with real influence over technical standards and delivery practices.
The Role
As an Azure Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in cloud and DevOps transformation initiatives. In this role, you will:
- Design and build secure, scalable Azure platform foundations and landing zones
- Assess client environments and identify opportunities for cloud and DevOps improvement
- Define and implement Infrastructure as Code for repeatable platform delivery
- Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to support cloud-native development
- Embed platform engineering and DevOps best practices into delivery teams
- Work across the full consulting lifecycle: discovery, design, build, and handover
- Engage directly with stakeholders through workshops, design sessions, and technical reviews
- Mentor engineers and contribute to raising engineering standards internally
This is delivery-focused consulting work , there’s no long-term BAU operations, just well-engineered platforms and meaningful client outcomes.
Non-Negotiables
- Azure cloud engineering experience in production environments
- Terraform infrastructure as code experience
- CI/CD pipelines and automation experience
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and resilience patterns
- Experience working in client-facing or consulting-style 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 and automation tooling
- Kubernetes and container orchestration (AKS preferred)
- Cloud-native security, governance, and networking patterns
Nice to Haves
- Experience in a cloud, DevOps, or platform consultancy
- Kubernetes experience beyond the fundamentals
- Experience leading small projects or workstreams
- Enjoyment of mentoring engineers and sharing best practices
- Azure or Kubernetes certifications
Why Join / Projects
- High-impact enterprise and public sector cloud programmes
- Projects typically running 3–12 months, keeping work varied and challenging
- Opportunity to influence platform standards and delivery approaches
- High technical 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
- Equity or share scheme
- £1,000 annual learning & development budget
- Funded cloud certifications
- Flexible hybrid working with minimal office requirement
- Private healthcare and wellbeing support
- Enhanced parental leave
- Pension and additional lifestyle benefits
Senior Azure Platform Engineer | Azure, Terraform & Kubernetes | Cloud & Platform Consulting