Senior Azure Platform Engineer (Contract)
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We're looking for an experienced Senior Azure Platform Engineer to join a high-profile AI & Data programme, working closely with our Lead Architects and reporting into the Solution Director (AI & Data). This is an opportunity to play a key hands-on role in building and delivering an enterprise-scale Azure platform from the ground up.
You'll actively contribute to the design, engineering, and evolution of a greenfield Azure environment, ensuring it integrates seamlessly with existing on-premise legacy infrastructure while enabling future AI and data capabilities., * Implement and configure enterprise-grade Azure landing zones for a greenfield environment based on architectural designs.
- Contribute to the discovery, technical design, and iterative engineering of the Azure platform.
- Build secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and aligned with enterprise best practice.
- Execute the integration of Azure services with existing on-premise legacy estates.
- Collaborate with the Solution Director, Lead Engineers, and wider technical stakeholders to deliver against the platform roadmap.
- Provide technical peer reviews and mentor mid-level engineers within the delivery team.
- Support the implementation and adoption of Microsoft Fabric and associated Azure data services.
Requirements
- Extensive hands-on experience engineering enterprise-scale solutions on Microsoft Azure.
- Proven expertise building and deploying Azure Landing Zones within complex enterprise environments.
- Strong technical experience connecting Azure with on-premise infrastructure and legacy systems (e.g., ExpressRoute, VPNs, hybrid networking).
- Knowledge and hands-on delivery experience with Microsoft Fabric and its associated Azure services.
- Experience working on greenfield cloud platforms from initial implementation through to delivery.
- Ability to develop cloud platforms iteratively, balancing immediate engineering sprints with long-term scalability.
- Excellent collaborative, technical documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.