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# Senior Platform Engineer - Azure

- **Company:** 17918
- **Location:** Hurley, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Component-Based Software Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Software as a Service, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Continuous Delivery, Software Debugging, Groovy, Python (Programming Language), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Windows PowerShell, Ruby, Git, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Software Version Control, Golang
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/senior-platform-engineer-azure/53090662

## About the Role

Live Operation Getting services into production is just the beginning with the fun truly starting when real users start interacting with the service you've built. You'll make sure the service is available, secure and performant as you strive to continuously improve it. Becoming a Role Model You'll embody our client values and be the person people look up to. You'll proactively coach and mentor more junior members of the team. Pushing the boundaries Through exposure to technology you may develop specialisms and choose to pivot your career in a certain direction. MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS We all work in teams here in our client a proven ability of strong team skills, including working in a multi-disciplinary team is crucial Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to other technical people, and sometimes to non-technical people. Significant expertise in: o Use of multiple configuration management, infrastructure
provisioning and automation tools. o Fluency in least one of the following: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy. Expertise in using multiple automation tools and at least one of: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy Demonstrable experience in: o Designing, building, testing, automating, monitoring and supporting significant components within a modern digital service platform in production environments. o Producing designs that are scalable, resilient, efficient, secure, cost-effective and minimise lock-in. o Contributing to technical decisions and direction in a collaborative team environment, including architecture, estimation, product planning, user story/requirement creation and advocating MVP. o Implementing modern Continuous Delivery processes for releasing software for releasing software to production. o Applying industry best practices and patterns across infrastructure and application components e.g. security, elasticity, performance. o Using
AWS public cloud platforms to solve business problems o Applying configuration management, infrastructure provisioning and container orchestration tooling to solve business problems. o Using modern version control systems including git. o Debugging complex problems across multiple servers, services and tools you can find the needle in the haystack. o Active Security Clearance is required for this role DESIRABLE Third level or equivalent - qualification in a related discipline. Obtained mid-level certification with a public cloud provider (Azure). Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and with wider non-technical audiences. Experience of cloud-native SaaS and PaaS technologies. We are passionate about developing people experience in managing, mentoring and coaching junior members of staff is important Embracing our differences We believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team
that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs. WKCL1_UKTJ