Platform Engineer - Azure DevOps

We're looking for a Senior Azure Platform Engineer to help design, build and operate secure cloud platforms for complex, high-assurance environments.

You'll be working across Azure infrastructure, Kubernetes, automation, networking and DevOps tooling, helping to deliver reliable, scalable and secure platforms that support critical digital services. This is a hands-on engineering role, but one that also requires technical ownership, strong judgement and the ability to work closely with architects, delivery teams, developers and operational stakeholders.

You'll be joining a collaborative technical team focused on building platforms properly - secure by design, automated where possible, supportable in live service and capable of scaling as requirements evolve., In this role, you will:

• Design, build, administer and maintain Azure infrastructure across services including Azure Kubernetes Service, Virtual Machines, Application Gateways, databases, storage and networking.
• Architect and manage hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity, including site-to-site VPNs, BGP routing, Azure Virtual WAN and hub-and-spoke network configurations.
• Apply cloud security best practice across Azure environments, including Azure Key Vault, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure RBAC, network segmentation, NSGs and Private Endpoints.
• Configure, maintain and optimise Kubernetes environments to support secure, scalable and resilient application deployments.
• Design and build CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment quality, speed and consistency.
• Support both cloud and on-premise platforms, using automation and Infrastructure as Code to improve reliability, repeatability and maintainability.
• Implement monitoring, alerting and observability solutions to track platform health, performance and availability.
• Manage source control, repositories and versioning practices to support effective collaboration and code governance.
• Drive automation across platform operations, reducing manual intervention and improving service reliability.
• Provide technical guidance to development and engineering teams on how to use platform services effectively.
• Support improvements around platform security, scalability, maintainability, supportability and performance.
• Keep up to date with emerging cloud, platform and DevOps technologies, helping to continuously improve engineering practices.

We're looking for someone with strong Azure platform engineering experience, a security-conscious mindset and the ability to take ownership in complex technical environments.

You don't need to tick every box, but we'd be particularly interested in experience across:

• 5+ years' experience in Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Platform Integration or a closely related role.
• Strong hands-on Azure experience, ideally supported by Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) and Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) certifications.
• Deep knowledge of Azure networking, including Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateways, BGP routing, NSGs and Private Endpoints.
• Strong Kubernetes experience, including configuration, container orchestration and supporting production-grade deployments.
• Experience with Terraform and HashiCorp tooling such as Packer and Vault.
• Strong CI/CD pipeline experience using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD or similar.
• Good understanding of Git, repository management and modern software delivery workflows.
• Experience driving automation initiatives that improve operational efficiency, consistency and reliability.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, architecture, delivery and operational teams.
• Good problem-solving ability and the confidence to operate in fast-paced, technically complex environments.
• Experience with JFrog tooling, such as Artifactory, XRay or Runtime, and/or Coder would be advantageous.
• Experience with other cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud would also be beneficial.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline would be useful, although equivalent practical experience is just as valuable.