Job description

Job Title: Azure Platform Engineer (Remote)

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per annum + fantastic benefits!

Location: Remote

Are you a hands-on Platform Engineer with a deep understanding of the Azure ecosystem looking to join a platform team working on their cloud transformation programme?

As an Azure expert, you'll work in a small team alongside developers, architects, security analysts and engineers to deliver automation, tooling, and cloud infrastructure

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career and join a market leader in their industry experiencing a period of major growth.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage the platform's infrastructure, tools, and services to ensure it is scalable, reliable, and secure, leveraging best practices and industry standards.
• Create and manage CI\CD deployment pipelines for the in-house developed applications and services using Microsoft DevOps.
• Implement security controls and ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards.
• Implement the platform's architecture, ensuring it meets the needs of the applications or services that run on it.
• Develop and maintain the tools and services that make it easy for other developers to build on top of the platform.
• Collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to identify and address platform needs and requirements.
• Continuously improve the platform by incorporating feedback from users and staying up to date with industry trends and best practices
• Troubleshoot and resolve any issues or bugs that arise with the platform itself or the applications that run on it.

About You

• Proven experience in designing, deploying, and managing cloud environments in Azure.
• Experience with container management and micro-services architectures such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure Container Services.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like BICEP and ARM Templates.
• Experience with CI\CD methodology using DevOps pipelines.
• In-depth automation and scripting using PowerShell and AZ CLI.
• Knowledge of configuration management technologies using DSC.
• Knowledge of the Azure logging and monitoring tools such as, Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, Azure App Insights.
• Knowledge of cloud platform design patterns and best practices.
• Knowledge of common database technologies, such as SQL Server, Azure SQL, CosmosDB and  MySQL.
• Some knowledge of common programming languages used in modern web application development, such as C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or PHP would be an advantage.
• Exposure to iterative/agile development methodologies and experience of enabling team delivery through technology.
• Ability to communicate technical designs simply and clearly in conversation, documentation and presentations to technical counterparts, and engineering teams.
• Effective source control management with Git.
• Any experience of AWS would be an advantage.

If this role is of interest then please apply via the link below and I will contact you directly.

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