Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer - 3 Month Contract Location: Remote (UK-based only) with occasional travel to client and team sites Rate: Competitive day rate

A fast-growing data consultancy is seeking a skilled Platform Engineer to support the rollout and maintenance of a federated, multi-service Data & AI platform. This short-term contract offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud infrastructure projects, with a strong focus on scalability, governance, and cost optimisation.

Interview Process: Two stages - an informal introductory chat followed by a technical interview with senior team members.

Role Overview: You'll be responsible for designing and implementing secure, scalable cloud infrastructure on Azure, enabling advanced data services and ensuring compliance across environments. The role requires hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and cloud-native security practices.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Terraform for Azure infrastructure automation
• GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipeline design
• Azure Private Link and Private Link Service configuration
• Databricks and Unity Catalog for data governance
• Azure Policy and compliance enforcement
• Identity and access management (OAuth, federated credentials)
• Azure security best practices including BCDR and high availability
• Cost management and optimisation strategies within Azure

Please send me a copy of your CV if you meet all of the requirement