Cloud Platform Engineer

Overview

We are seeking a skilled Cloud Platform Engineer to join our hybrid team in London, where you will spend two days on-site each week. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and supporting secure and resilient cloud infrastructure, predominantly using Microsoft Azure. You will collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Application teams to enhance automation and improve the developer experience, while ensuring that all solutions adhere to architectural and security standards.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build and support secure, scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure solutions using Microsoft Azure.
  • Develop and maintain reusable, modular Terraform infrastructure-as-code modules for Azure resource provisioning.
  • Manage and administer HashiCorp Vault for secure secrets and credentials management across cloud environments.
  • Build, optimise and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, incorporating testing and security scanning.
  • Implement Azure role-based access controls, policies and security configurations using Azure AD and native IAM tools.
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Cloud Service Catalogue and internal self-service capabilities.
  • Collaborate with DevOps Engineers, Security Engineers, Solution Architects and Application Owners to deliver platform solutions.
  • Provide L3 support for cloud platform incidents and coordinate vendor escalations where required.

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience managing and automating Microsoft Azure resources.
  • In-depth knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices, including designing and maintaining reusable modules.
  • Practical experience implementing and managing HashiCorp Vault.
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, particularly using Azure DevOps.
  • Understanding of Azure networking, security, identity and governance features.
  • Strong scripting ability, ideally using PowerShell, Bash or Python.
  • Understanding of DevSecOps principles and secure cloud architecture.
  • Qualifications such as Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or equivalent hands-on experience.