Senior Azure Platform Engineer

Experis
Sheffield, UK
5 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Azure Domain Name System (DNS) Github Image Management Windows PowerShell Role-Based Access Control Load Balancing Bicep Terraform

Job description

  • Own and maintain the Azure platform, ensuring security, stability, and compliance.
  • Manage VM image build and release processes, including patching, testing, and deployment.
  • Implement Azure Policy and governance controls, driving compliance across the estate.
  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, Terraform, or ARM.
  • Build enterprise-grade PowerShell automation and tooling.
  • Configure and troubleshoot Azure networking, including VNets, NSGs, DNS, private endpoints, load balancing, and routing.
  • Lead the resolution of complex platform incidents across infrastructure, networking, and applications.
  • Mentor engineers, provide technical leadership, and contribute to engineering best practices.

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience managing Azure platforms in production environments.
  • Deep knowledge of Azure compute, storage, networking, identity, governance, ARM, RBAC, and managed identities.
  • Expert PowerShell automation skills.
  • Experience with VM image management using Azure Image Builder, Packer, or Shared Image Gallery.
  • Proven Infrastructure as Code experience with Bicep, Terraform, or ARM.
  • Strong Azure networking and troubleshooting expertise.
  • Experience implementing governance and compliance controls at scale.
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and mentoring skills.

Desirable

  • Azure Landing Zones and enterprise-scale architecture.
  • Azure Policy authoring and remediation.
  • Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.
  • Entra ID and advanced RBAC experience.
  • Experience working within regulated environments.
  • Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, or AZ-400.

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