Azure Platform Engineer

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• We need extensive hands-on experience engineering and supporting Azure platforms in large-scale production environments.
• We need expert-level PowerShell skills with a proven track record of developing reusable automation and tooling.
• We need strong Azure networking knowledge, including VNets, NSGs, DNS, routing, load balancing, and hybrid connectivity.
• We need experience managing VM image build and release processes using technologies such as Azure Image Builder, Packer, or Shared Image Galleries.
• We need proven Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• We need a strong understanding of Azure governance, policy implementation, RBAC, managed identities, and compliance controls.
• We need experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure, networking, and application issues within enterprise environments.
• We need excellent communication skills with the ability to produce technical documentation and mentor engineering teams.
• Desirable: Azure Landing Zones and enterprise-scale architecture.
• Desirable: Azure Policy authoring and remediation.
• Desirable: Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Desirable: Entra ID and identity governance.
• Desirable: Financial services or regulated industry experience.
• Desirable: Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, or AZ-400.

Responsibilities:

• We manage and maintain Azure VM image build and release processes.
• We implement Azure governance policies and remediate compliance issues.
• We develop Infrastructure as Code solutions and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• We create robust PowerShell automation for platform operations.
• We configure and support Azure networking services.
• We lead the investigation and resolution of complex production incidents.
• We work closely with platform, application, and cybersecurity teams to improve platform capability and resilience.

Technologies:

• ARM
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GitHub
• Support
• Load Balancing
• PowerShell
• RBAC
• Terraform

More:

We are a leading global financial services organisation offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to join a high-profile platform team. This is a hands-on senior engineering role within a large-scale Azure environment that supports critical digital services used by colleagues and customers worldwide. The role is based in Sheffield with a hybrid working arrangement of three days on-site, on a 3-month-plus contract, with a competitive day rate of £447 inside IR35. We offer exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies, enterprise-scale transformation initiatives, and a complex environment where you will act as the Azure technical authority.

last updated 35 week of 2026