Junior Azure Platform Engineer

Canada Life Limited
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Junior
Compensation
£ 45K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Azure
Bash
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Github
Python
Powershell
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Containerization
Deployment Automation
Bicep
Terraform
Docker

Job description

We're seeking a Junior Azure Platform Engineer with experience in cloud, infrastructure or DevOps roles. This position is ideal for junior engineer who want to build deep skills in Azure, Infrastructure-as-Code, automation and platform reliability while learning from experienced engineers.

What You'll Do

  • Support provisioning, configuration and operation of Azure resources.
  • Contribute to secure, scalable and well-architected Azure environments.
  • Apply best practices in identity, networking, monitoring and governance.
  • Build cloud infrastructure using Terraform or Bicep.
  • Use GitHub Copilot and AI agents to accelerate IaC, scripting and troubleshooting.
  • Help develop automation reducing manual workload and increasing reliability.
  • Assist with managing cloud environments across non-production and production.
  • Support monitoring, alerting and observability.
  • Contribute to incident investigations and platform stability improvements.
  • Work with CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure delivery.
  • Participate in CI/CD and deployment through ADO and GitHub.
  • Learn cloud delivery patterns, change control and release automation.

Requirements

  • Experience in cloud, infrastructure or DevOps.
  • Understanding of Azure fundamentals.
  • Basic scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash or Python).
  • Familiarity with GitHub Copilot and AI agents.
  • Diagnostic and troubleshooting ability.
  • Strong teamwork, communication and problem-solving.

Desirable / Willing to Learn

  • Experience with Terraform or Bicep.
  • Azure networking fundamentals.
  • CI/CD concepts and deployment automation.
  • Cloud governance, FinOps or security practices.
  • Containerisation basics (Docker, AKS)., * Degree in a technical, engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • Azure certifications (such as AZ-900) are beneficial but not required.

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