Senior Azure Platform Engineer
SW5 Consulting
Manchester, United Kingdom
12 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 80KJob location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Azure
Bash
Cloud Computing Security
Github
Identity and Access Management
Python
Log Analysis
Platform as a Service (PAAS)
Powershell
Prometheus
Pulumi
Cloud Monitoring
System Availability
Grafana
Kubernetes
Deployment Automation
Bicep
Terraform
Serverless Computing
Docker
Job description
- Build and manage Azure platforms using Infrastructure-as-Code
- Own Azure Landing Zones, governance and cost optimisation
- Manage AKS, containers and serverless workloads
- Automate deployments via Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions
- Lead on cloud security, Azure Policy and guardrails
- Oversee monitoring, observability and platform reliability
- Act as L3 escalation for complex issues
Essential Skills
- Strong Azure IaaS/PaaS experience
- Terraform, Bicep or Pulumi
- Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
- Kubernetes (AKS) & Docker
- PowerShell/Python/Bash automation
- Azure Policy, identity & access management
- Monitoring/observability tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Experience in regulated or financial environments
Requirements
Do you have experience in Terraform?
Benefits & conditions
This is a hybrid role and will be based in Manchester paying between £60-80k + bonus + benefits
Pay: £60,000.00-£80,000.00 per year