Senior Azure Platform Engineer

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: TBD
Work Set-Up: Hybrid (3 days per week in office)

Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Senior Azure Platform Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership across its Azure platform. The role will own the Azure platform underpinning a large web estate and set the technical standard for how it is engineered operated secured and evolved.

The successful candidate will maintain current and compliant VM images implement Azure Policy and governance controls and drive Infrastructure as Code and PowerShell automation as the default way of working. The role requires a deep Azure specialist who can design and implement changes directly lead complex technical investigations and provide strong technical direction across platform engineering application and cybersecurity teams.

What you will do:

• Operate and maintain the VM image build and release process keeping golden images current through hardening patching mandated controls testing and controlled rollout.
• Implement and respond to Azure Policy and governance controls by designing compliant infrastructure assessing impact and remediating drift and non-compliance.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines replacing manual changes with repeatable reviewed and automated processes.
• Develop reusable PowerShell modules and tooling for provisioning configuration and operational tasks incorporating error handling testing and production-ready automation.
• Configure and troubleshoot core Azure networking including VNets NSGs private endpoints DNS load balancing traffic routing and hybrid connectivity.
• Lead technical investigations into complex platform issues across infrastructure network and application layers using logs monitoring and diagnostic tooling.
• Produce clear technical documentation and explain Azure platform behaviour to engineers and business stakeholders.
• Provide technical authority and guidance on Azure engineering practices across the platform team.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and raise engineering capability through reviews guidance and practical example.
• Collaborate with platform engineers application pods and cybersecurity teams to deliver secure and effective Azure solutions.
• Drive the continuous evolution of the Azure platform through well-founded technical recommendations and engineering standards.

Qualifications :

• Bring deep current hands-on experience engineering Azure platforms in production at scale across compute storage networking identity and governance.
• Possess strong knowledge of ARM Azure resource lifecycle RBAC managed identities and the Azure Policy engine.
• Apply expert-level PowerShell skills to production automation reusable modules error handling testing and operational tooling.
• Possess strong expertise in Azure networking including VNets NSGs private endpoints DNS routing load balancing and hybrid connectivity.
• Have hands-on experience with VM image build and release processes using technologies such as Azure Image Builder Packer or Shared Image Galleries.
• Bring production experience with Infrastructure as Code using Bicep Terraform ARM or equivalent major tooling including module design state and pipeline management and code review.
• Have experience implementing and responding to governance at scale including interpreting policies and controls assessing estate-wide impact and driving compliant remediation.
• Bring a proven track record of diagnosing and resolving complex production issues across infrastructure network and application layers.
• Possess the ability to produce clear technical documentation and communicate complex platform behaviour to technical and business stakeholders.
• Have experience mentoring and supporting less experienced engineers.
• Bring experience with Azure landing zones or enterprise-scale architecture including management groups subscription design and hub-and-spoke models.
• Have experience authoring and implementing Azure Policy and managing remediation at scale.
• Have experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions pipelines.
• Possess experience with Entra ID RBAC and managed identities.
• Have experience operating within security and operational risk controls in regulated environments.
• Hold relevant Azure certifications such as AZ-104 AZ-305 or AZ-400.

Additional Information :

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair transparent and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills experience and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract