Azure Platform Engineer

• Design, build, and optimise Azure platform capabilities that are secure, scalable, and resilient.
• Develop production-ready Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Terragrunt, and Azure-native tooling.
• Create reusable Azure platform templates and engineering patterns to support consistent platform adoption.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release processes.
• Implement observability, monitoring, logging, resilience, and operational readiness across the platform.
• Embed FinOps principles, improving cloud cost visibility and optimisation.
• Work closely with engineering teams throughout sprint planning, delivery, reviews, and technical demonstrations.
• Coach and support engineers through knowledge sharing, documentation, and paired engineering.
• Contribute technical expertise to architecture, security, and operational discussions.
• Produce clear technical documentation and reusable engineering standards.

Technologies:

• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• DevOps
• Support
• Security
• Terraform

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We are hiring Azure Platform Engineering Consultants to join a major cloud transformation programme delivering Telco-as-a-Service on Azure. This is a hybrid role based in Newbury, offering a salary of £65,000 to £75,000 plus benefits. You will join an established, high-performing engineering team working on a large-scale Azure platform that underpins future digital services. We offer the opportunity to work with experienced cloud architects and platform engineers on modern Azure technologies, solving complex engineering challenges in a collaborative enterprise environment focused on engineering excellence.

• 10+ years of commercial experience in platform engineering or cloud infrastructure.
• Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure engineering experience across compute, networking, storage, identity, security, and monitoring services.
• Proven Infrastructure as Code expertise using Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Experience building reusable Azure landing zones, platform templates, or engineering patterns.
• Strong understanding of DevOps and DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD, source control, automated testing, and release management.
• Experience with Azure observability, monitoring, alerting, logging, and platform reliability.
• Practical knowledge of cloud security, governance, and enterprise engineering standards.
• Experience applying FinOps principles, including tagging strategies, right-sizing, and cloud cost optimisation.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively within large enterprise engineering teams.
• Experience producing technical documentation and mentoring engineers.
• Desirable: experience working within large-scale enterprise Azure platform programmes.
• Desirable: knowledge of Azure Policy, Azure Landing Zones, and enterprise governance models.
• Desirable: experience supporting platform resilience, disaster recovery, and operational readiness.
• Desirable: familiarity with agile delivery methodologies and Scrum teams.
• Desirable: experience working alongside architecture, security, and operations teams within regulated environments.
• Desirable: experience delivering cloud platforms within complex, enterprise environments.