Azure Platform Engineer

Location: Remote/Hybrid (Monthly attendance to our Head Office: Thame, Oxfordshire)

We’re looking for an Azure Platform Engineer (IC2) to join our growing platform engineering team. This is a hands-on role where you’ll contribute to building and operating a shared Azure platform that enables engineering teams to develop, deploy, and run applications efficiently.

Working alongside experienced engineers, you’ll develop your skills in platform engineering, infrastructure as code, and cloud-native technologies, helping to drive automation, standardisation, and improved developer experience across the organisation.

This role is ideal for someone with solid Azure foundations who is looking to take the next step into platform engineering.

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of our Azure platform
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM
• Support the creation of reusable modules, templates, and standard patterns
• Follow established platform standards and best practices

• Help improve developer workflows and deployment processes
• Contribute to platform templates and “golden paths”
• Support documentation and guidance for platform users
• Assist engineering teams in adopting platform capabilities

• Support core Azure services including App Services, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Storage, Service Bus, and Redis
• Assist in the operation and maintenance of AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service)
• Apply standard configurations for networking and security

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Follow established deployment patterns
• Help automate repeatable processes and tasks

• Apply cloud security best practices under guidance
• Use Azure RBAC and Key Vault appropriately
• Support monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting activities
• Assist in maintaining platform reliability and availability

• Work closely with engineering teams to support platform usage
• Collaborate with senior engineers on improvements and initiatives
• Actively learn, seek feedback, and contribute to team knowledge

• Hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure in a commercial environment
• Experience deploying infrastructure using IaC (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM)
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to containers and Kubernetes (AKS preferred)
• Experience managing IaaS environments (build, deploy, patch, maintain)

• Understanding of cloud networking fundamentals
• Familiarity with Azure services and platform tooling
• Awareness of monitoring and logging tools
• Basic understanding of cloud security principles

• Understanding of platform engineering concepts (automation, reuse, standardisation)
• Ability to follow established patterns and best practices
• Willingness to learn and continuously improve
Desirable Skills 
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Background in a DevOps or cloud engineering environment
• Experience with PowerShell scripting

• Problem Solving: Analytical mindset with the ability to troubleshoot effectively
• Communication: Clear and concise communication within technical teams
• Collaboration: Works well with others and is open to feedback
• Adaptability: Comfortable learning new tools and technologies
• Growth Mindset: Eager to develop skills and progress within platform engineering