Cloud Platform Engineer – Azure

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Construct and manage essential public cloud platform foundations that support application workloads.

• Design and sustain cloud landing zones, account/subscription architectures, and foundational configurations.

• Provision and oversee shared platform services, which encompass network hubs, identity integrations, and management groups.

• Establish cloud IAM policies, role-based access control, and federated identity integration.

• Automate workflows for identity provisioning and access management.

• Develop and sustain cloud networking elements, including VNets/VPCs, routing, DNS, gateways, and private endpoints.

• Facilitate hub-and-spoke and private connectivity to on-premises systems.

• Create and maintain Terraform templates and modules.

• Support CI/CD pipelines for platform provisioning and automation processes.

• Contribute to automation scripts, tools, and internal platform utilities.

• Enhance self-service capabilities for application and product teams.

• Ensure daily platform operations and incident response.

• Apply patches, upgrades, and perform maintenance on platform components.

• Aid in onboarding new cloud environments and accounts/subscriptions.

• Keep engineering documentation, runbooks, and platform patterns up to date.

• Collaborate with Security, FinOps, and Platform Services teams regarding operational and governance controls.

• Implement new platform features and architectural improvements.

• Enhance automation, self-service, and developer experience.

• Refactor platform components to boost security, scalability, and reliability.

• Report to the Cloud Platform & Services Operations Manager.

⛳️ Requirements

• Intermediate or advanced cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or OCI (beyond Fundamentals level).

• Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance.

• Proficient in Azure.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, particularly Terraform.

• Knowledge of cloud networking and identity fundamentals.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.

• Background in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering settings.

• Experience within ITIL frameworks.

• Capability to automate repetitive tasks using Bash, Python, or PowerShell.

• Understanding of cloud governance fundamentals, including tagging, policies, and cost management.

• Team-oriented and collaborative mindset.

• Ability to adhere to architectural standards and engineering directives.

• Clear communication skills with engineering and operations teams.

• Desirable: Experience in designing or supporting enterprise network environments, including routing, firewalls, DNS, and private connectivity.

• Desirable: Experience managing Windows Server environments, including Active Directory integration, patching, and hardening.

• Desirable: Experience managing Unix/Linux systems, including RHEL, Ubuntu, or SUSE.

• Desirable: Familiarity with container platforms and Kubernetes.

• Desirable: Experience with integrating monitoring and observability tools.

• Pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK is required.

• Must currently possess SC-level or higher national security vetting clearance, NPPV Level 3, or be able to acquire Enhanced Security Clearance.

• Satisfactory vetting, references, and occupational health checks are mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Private Medical Cover provided by NEC for Employees (with an option to add family members for an additional fee).

• 25 days of paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE).

• Life assurance cover at 4 times the basic salary funded by NEC (with the possibility to increase cover at an additional cost).

• A Group Pension Plan featuring excellent employer contributions of up to 8.5%.

• A range of flexible benefits tailored to your individual requirements.

• Complimentary access to LinkedIn Learning with over 15,000 courses available.

• Reasonable adjustments and accessibility support during recruitment or interviews.