Azure Platform Engineer

Job DescriptionAzure Platform Engineer | Azure, Terraform & Kubernetes | High-Impact Cloud Consulting Salary: £75,000-£100,000, depending on Senior or Principal levelLocation: Hybrid working - minimum 1 day per month in the London officeRequirement: UK Security Clearance eligibility requiredPermanent, 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., 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-NegotiablesAzure 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 WithMicrosoft 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 HavesPrevious 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 / ProjectsWork 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 BenefitsPerformance-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