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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform Engineer - **Company:** McFall Recruitment Limited - **Location:** Glasgow, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Performance Management, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, SQL Azure, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Runbook, SQL Databases, Cloud Platform System, Cloud Monitoring, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Azure Powershell, Gitlab, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Bicep, Bitbucket, Azure Service Fabric, Terraform, Api Management, Key Vault - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815181702-platform-engineer ## About the Role * Deep knowledge of Azure PaaS services (App Services, API Management, SQL, Key Vault, Storage, App Insights) * Experience with IaC (Bicep, Terraform, ARM) * CI/CD experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket) * Strong troubleshooting skills across Azure and deployment tooling * Solid understanding of networking, identity, monitoring and secure cloud design * Excellent communication and collaboration skills * Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, PIM * Cost optimisation and RCA * Experience working with third-party development partners ## Description Cloud Platform & DevOps Engineer to help design, operate and enhance secure Azure cloud platforms across the business. You'll work across Azure PaaS, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps tooling and supplier-facing technical governance - with a major focus on supporting our Client Onboarding platform across Dev, Test and Production. If you enjoy solving complex cloud challenges, improving reliability and enabling secure delivery at scale, this role offers huge scope and impact. You'll work closely with internal IT, development teams and third-party partners to ensure infrastructure changes, pipelines, service connections and deployment patterns are secure, supportable and aligned to business standards. From Azure architecture and IaC to CI/CD, networking, monitoring, identity, resilience and automation - this is a hands-on engineering role at the heart of our cloud transformation. What you'll be doing * Designing and supporting secure, scalable Azure architectures aligned to Landing Zone principles * Providing operational support across App Services, API Management, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Storage, Managed Identities and private networking * Supporting the Client Onboarding platform across environments, including incident investigation and deployment troubleshooting * Developing and reviewing Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform, ARM) * Reviewing infrastructure pull requests from third-party partners to ensure alignment with naming, tagging, security and networking standards * Configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, service connections, environments and deployment tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) * Troubleshooting Azure networking: VNets, Private Endpoints, NSGs, DNS, routing and service-to-service connectivity * Strengthening identity, access and secrets management using RBAC, Managed Identities and Key Vault * Improving monitoring and observability with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights * Supporting backup, recovery, resilience and DR activities * Automating operational tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Bash or Python * Maintaining clear documentation, runbooks and operational procedures * Supporting cloud cost optimisation and platform hygiene * Contributing to change management, risk assessment and audit requirements * Providing technical guidance on Azure, IaC, DevOps and secure cloud delivery Do you have? * Deep knowledge of Azure PaaS services (App Services, API Management, SQL, Key Vault, Storage, App Insights) * Experience with IaC (Bicep, Terraform, ARM) * CI/CD experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket) * Strong troubleshooting skills across Azure and deployment tooling * Solid understanding of networking, identity, monitoring and secure cloud design * Excellent communication and collaboration skills * Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, PIM * Cost optimisation and RCA * Experience working with third-party development partners The role is hybrid working based in either Glasgow or Edinburgh with 3-days a week in the office. ## Related Videos - [Back(end) to the Future: Embracing the continuous Evolution of Infrastructure and Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/440-back-end-to-the-future-embracing-the-continuous-evolution-of-infrastructure-and-code) - [Azure-Well Architected Framework - designing mission critical workloads in practice](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1529-azure-well-architected-framework-designing-mission-critical-workloads-in-practice) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [The journey from developer to devops - what i've learnt along the way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/238-the-journey-from-developer-to-devops-what-i-ve-learnt-along-the-way) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Fullstack Developer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/251-fullstack-developer-salary-uk) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)