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# Platform Engineer (Azure)

- **Company:** ClearRoute
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £58,074.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Github, Large Language Models, Build Management, Kubernetes, Bicep, CIS Benchmarks, Terraform
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5837672790

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on Azure platform experience (identity, networking, governance)
 * Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and/or Bicep
 * CI/CD with GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps
 * Kubernetes (AKS) and/or Azure container services
 * Observability stack (Azure Monitor, App Insights, OpenTelemetry)
 * Comfortable supporting multiple delivery teams in parallel

Desirable Skills / Experience:

 * Platform engineering for AI / ML / LLM workloads on Azure
 * Prior experience working with UK Energy or Utilities clients
 * Experience building internal developer platforms / golden paths
 * Consulting / client-embedded delivery background

At ClearRoute, we believe diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes, and inclusion creates the conditions for everyone to thrive. We are proud to have built a family friendly working environment and have many employees who have caring responsibilities alongside work. We welcome applications from people who require flexibility and will be happy to discuss needs on an individual basis.

## Description

The Platform Engineer will own and evolve the Azure foundation that underpins AI and Agentic workstreams. This role is central to enabling delivery teams to build, deploy and scale solutions quickly, securely and reliably.

In this role you will take end-end responsibility for the shared Azure platform ensuring it provides robust capabilities across identity, networking, CI/CD, observability and environment management.

Responsibilities:

 * Design and build shared Azure platform services
 * Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform / Bicep); clean, repeatable environments
 * CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps) and golden paths for delivery teams Identity, networking, and security baselines fit for our client
 * Observability (logs, metrics, traces) and operational tooling
 * Partner with workstream Tech Leads on their platform needs and trade-offs


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