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# Senior Azure Platform Engineer

- **Company:** SW5 Consulting
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing Security, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Windows PowerShell, Prometheus, Pulumi, Cloud Monitoring, System Availability, Grafana, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Bicep, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Docker
- **Published:** May 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2880f2298239e993

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Terraform?

## Description

* Build and manage Azure platforms using Infrastructure-as-Code
 * Own Azure Landing Zones, governance and cost optimisation
 * Manage AKS, containers and serverless workloads
 * Automate deployments via Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions
 * Lead on cloud security, Azure Policy and guardrails
 * Oversee monitoring, observability and platform reliability
 * Act as L3 escalation for complex issues

Essential Skills

 * Strong Azure IaaS/PaaS experience
 * Terraform, Bicep or Pulumi
 * Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
 * Kubernetes (AKS) & Docker
 * PowerShell/Python/Bash automation
 * Azure Policy, identity & access management
 * Monitoring/observability tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana)
 * Experience in regulated or financial environments


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