Azure Platform engineer

Opus RS; Bolsterstone; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited is seeking an Azure Platform Engineer for a contract role in Sheffield. The position focuses on scaling and supporting Azure services, automating with PowerShell, and implementing IaC with Terraform/Bicep/ARM.

The role requires strong governance, security controls, and troubleshooting across infrastructure, network, and applications. On-site three days a week, initial 3-month contract, £530 per day inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience engineering and supporting Azure platforms at scale.
• Expert-level PowerShell automation experience and reusable tooling.
• IaC experience with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM and CI/CD integration.
• Experience with Azure VM image build and release processes.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Networking (VNets, NSGs, DNS, Private Endpoints).
• Experience implementing Azure governance and compliance controls.
• Ability to troubleshoot and lead resolution of complex production issues across infra, network and apps.
• Desirable: Landing Zones, Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions, Entra ID, policy authoring, AZ-104/AZ-305/AZ-400.

Skills

Azure Platform

PowerShell Automation

IaC

Image Builder

Azure Networking

Governance & Compliance

Troubleshooting

Landing Zones

DevOps

Entra ID

Azure Policy

Azure Certifications

Job description

Azure Platform Engineer

£530 per day - Inside IR35

Sheffield - 3 days a week on site

3 months initially

Key Skills & Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience engineering and supporting Azure platforms at scale, including compute, storage, networking, identity, governance, RBAC, managed identities, ARM, and Azure Policy.
• Expert-level PowerShell automation experience, developing reusable modules, tooling, testing frameworks, and automation used across production environments.
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM, including CI/CD pipeline integration, code reviews, module design, and state management.
• Proven background managing Azure VM image build and release processes, including Azure Image Builder, Packer, Shared Image Gallery, patching, hardening, versioning, and deployment automation.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Networking, including VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints, DNS, load balancing, routing, traffic management, and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience implementing and responding to Azure governance and compliance controls, assessing policy impacts, remediating non-compliance, and ensuring estate-wide adherence to security standards.
• Ability to troubleshoot and lead resolution of complex production issues across infrastructure, network, and application layers, acting as an escalation point for technical teams.
• Desirable experience with Azure Landing Zones, Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions, Entra ID, Azure Policy authoring, enterprise-scale architecture, regulated environments, and Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, or AZ-400.