Azure Platform Engineer
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Azure Platform Engineer
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], part of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], is hiring an Azure Platform Engineer (IC2) in Thame, United Kingdom (Hybrid). This is a permanent role with a salary of £50,000 - £60,000 a year.
About the Role
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.
What You'll Be Doing
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
Developer Experience (DevEx)
- 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
Azure & Kubernetes
- 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
CI/CD & Automation
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
- Follow established deployment patterns
- Help automate repeatable processes and tasks
Security & Reliability
- 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
Collaboration & Learning
- 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
What We’re Looking For
Core Experience
- 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)
Technical Skills
- Understanding of cloud networking fundamentals
- Familiarity with Azure services and platform tooling
- Awareness of monitoring and logging tools
- Basic understanding of cloud security principles
Engineering Approach
- 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
Core Competencies
- 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
What Success Looks Like
- You independently deliver small platform improvements and changes
- You consistently apply platform standards and best practices
- You contribute to reusable infrastructure and automation
- You actively develop your technical capability across Azure and platform engineering
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 a year
Why Join [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]?
Great question! We pride ourselves on attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of people in an equally diverse range of roles and specialisms – who together achieve outstanding results. Our transparent approach and open-door policy make [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] a great place to work and as our business expands, we are looking for ambitious, talented people to join us.
Benefits for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] employees include:
- Annual Leave: 25 days per year (Jan-Dec), increasing to 27 days after 5 years, plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time).
- Annual Leave Purchase: Option to purchase up to 1 working week of additional leave.
- Wellness Days: 4 paid days per year to rest and recharge (pro-rata for part-time).
- Paid Volunteer Day: 1 paid day per year to volunteer at a charity of your choice.
- Pension scheme (Aviva): 6% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution.
- Life Assurance: 4x basic salary.
- Health Flex Pot via Benifex: £800 flexible benefit to spend on health options.
- Additional Benifex perks: Voluntary opt-in for additional benefits.
- Critical Illness Cover: 1x basic salary.
- Group-wide Equity Plan: Eligibility for participation.
- Enhanced Maternity/Adoption Pay: Up to 20 weeks full pay. Enhanced Paternity Pay: Up to 4 weeks full pay.
- Performance-based Incentive Scheme.
- Learning & Development: Access to LinkedIn Learning, reimbursement of professional membership costs.
- Additional: Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing resources, eye test vouchers.
- Office Space: Use of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] office workspaces in Leeds and Thame.