Azure Platform Engineer | Up to £110,000 per annum | London – Hybrid (3 days in office)
Industry: Commodity Trading
Salary: Up to £110,000 per annum
Location: London – Hybrid (3 days in office)
Job type: Permanent
I am working with a leading commodity trading company that is seeking a skilled and experienced Azure Platform Engineer to join their dynamic infrastructure team.
The role involves managing and optimising private Azure environments, with a focus on secure networking practices, endpoints, and Azure PaaS services. You’ll collaborate closely with various teams, including infrastructure, development, front office, and innovation, to deliver high-performance, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
What you’ll do
- Design, implement, and maintain private Azure environments with private endpoints, virtual networks, and secure communications between services.
- Manage a range of Azure PaaS services, such as:
- Storage: Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files, Azure Disk Storage.
- Networking: Azure Virtual Network, Private Endpoints, ExpressRoute, Application Gateway, Azure Firewall, Palo Alto NGF.
- Security: Azure Key Vault, Azure Security Centre, Azure Active Directory, Azure Policy, RBAC, Network Security Groups (NSGs).
- Computer & Hosting: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services, Azure Functions.
- Monitoring & Cost Management: Azure Monitor, Azure Cost Management, Azure Log Analytics.
- Develop, maintain, and scale infrastructure using Terraform.
- Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
- Use version control tools like Git to ensure consistency and control across environments.
- Troubleshoot and resolve Azure platform issues across various teams.
- Continuously monitor and optimise platform performance and costs.
- Implement best practices for scalability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
- Ensure the environment adheres to regulatory standards such as GDPR and DORA.
- Implement robust security controls using Azure Policy and Azure Security Centre.
- Work closely with development, front office, and innovation teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions.
- Act as an Azure subject matter expert (SME), advising on architecture, deployment, and optimisation.
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Extensive experience managing private Azure environments, with strong knowledge of private endpoints, virtual networks, and ExpressRoute.
- Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code and automation.
- Solid experience building CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
- Expertise in Azure PaaS services, including storage, networking, compute, and hosting.
- Strong understanding of regulatory compliance requirements, including GDPR and DORA.
- Proven ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
Desirable Skills:
- Familiarity with tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Octopus Deploy.
- Experience with Citrix Cloud, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), VMware, and Linux (RedHat).
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