Senior Platform Engineer (Azure)

MCS Group is proud to be working with an established organisation in the financial services space that is looking to add a Senior Platform Engineer to its team in London.This is a genuinely hands-on platform role for someone who has designed and built cloud native Azure environments from scratch. The focus is on Azure platform engineering, infrastructure as code, Kubernetes and GitOps, with strong ownership from requirements gathering through to production delivery.(Hybrid - 2 days in office - London)What you’ll be doing…Design, build and maintain cloud-native Azure infrastructureGather technical requirements and take ownership of solutions from design through to productionBuild and manage multi-subscription or multi-tenant Azure environmentsDevelop and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and TerragruntDesign reusable Terraform modules, remote state, locking and environment separationBuild, configure and manage Kubernetes / AKS clustersImplement GitOps practices using ArgoCD or

FluxDesign and manage Azure networking including VNets and Private EndpointsImplement identity, access and governance controls using Entra ID, RBAC and Azure PolicyBuild and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processesWork closely with engineering, product and QA teams to support reliable deliveryImprove platform reliability, security, observability and performanceHelp drive DevSecOps, SRE and automation best practices across the platformWhat they’re looking for:Production experience with TerragruntStrong Terraform experience including reusable module design, remote state, locking and environment separationProduction experience with Kubernetes / AKSExperience implementing GitOps using ArgoCD or FluxStrong Azure networking and identity knowledge including:RBACExperience designing and building multi-subscription or multi-tenant Azure environmentsEvidence of building platforms from scratch rather than simply operating existing estatesComfortable working end-to-end: gathering requirements, designing the solution, building it and taking it through to productionNice to haves…AZ-305 or CKA certificationsExperience within a regulated environment such as financial services, insurance or healthcareExperience with observability, SRE and DevSecOps principlesThis role would suit a Senior Platform Engineer who still enjoys being hands on technically and wants real ownership over how an Azure platform is designed and built.The benefits…Salary of up to 80,000 DOEPrivate Medical Insurance25 days holidayAnnual BonusWe are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any adjustments #J-18808-Ljbffr