AZURE PLATFORM ENGINEER - PERM - FINANCIAL SERVICES

Azure Platform Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to join a team delivering a major transformation of its technology and IT infrastructure across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.

You will play a key role in designing, implementing and supporting secure, scalable Azure platforms, working closely with DevOps and development teams to deliver reusable cloud solutions and best-practice engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and support Azure infrastructure across private and hybrid cloud environments.
• Build and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and ideally, Ansible .
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and GitHub Actions .
• Manage containerised workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, AKS and Helm .
• Implement automation using Python, Bash and/or PowerShell .
• Design and support Azure networking, including VNets, subnets, NSGs, VPNs, Firewalls and ExpressRoute .
• Implement cloud security, identity, monitoring, high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and support production environments.
• Promote cloud cost optimisation, DevOps and good engineering practices.
• Work with technical and business stakeholders to ensure solutions align with architecture and security standards.

Essential Experience

• 3+ years' hands-on Azure infrastructure experience .
• Strong understanding of Azure IaaS, PaaS and SaaS, Well-Architected Framework and Landing Zones.
• Proven experience with Terraform, Kubernetes/AKS, Docker and Helm .
• Experience working in private, hybrid or enterprise cloud environments .
• Strong knowledge of Azure networking and security.
• Experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions and CI/CD .
• Knowledge of Entra ID, SAML and identity/access management .
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana or Elasticsearch .
• Strong Scripting skills in Python, Bash and/or PowerShell .
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and documentation skills.

Desirable

• Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert .
• Experience with Ansible, GitOps, policy-as-code and infrastructure testing .
• Experience with Azure services including Azure SQL, Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Databricks and App Services .
• Agile and DevOps experience.
• Experience participating in on-call or production support rotations.
• Understanding of FinOps and cloud cost optimisation .

The Ideal Candidate

You'll be a hands-on engineer who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges and building reliable, scalable cloud platforms. You'll have a strong technical foundation, a collaborative approach and a willingness to learn and adapt in a rapidly changing technology environment.