Azure Platform Engineer

Bright Purple; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Azure Platform Engineer for a contract role in Edinburgh. This position focuses on automating cloud solutions and optimizing application deployments on Azure. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in Microsoft Azure and strong experience with Terraform. This opportunity offers a hybrid working model within a forward-thinking environment.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in Microsoft Azure ideally within financial services.
• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes for container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Enable and optimize application deployments on Azure.
• Automate Azure environments using Terraform.
• Build secure, scalable environments for code storage, deployment, and protection.
• Contribute to cloud strategy and architecture.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Azure Platform Engineer Contract - Edinburgh

Edinburgh / Hybrid (2 days onsite per week)

Up to £625 per day

6-month initial contract

Inside IR35

Bright Purple is seeking a skilled Azure Platform Engineer for an exciting contract role with a leading financial services organization in Edinburgh. This position focuses on infrastructure as code, automation, and cloud engineering to support both existing and future applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Enable and optimise application deployments on Azure
• Automate Azure environments using Terraform
• Build secure, scalable environments for code storage, deployment, and protection
• Contribute to cloud strategy and architecture

What You ll Bring

• Proven expertise in Microsoft Azure (ideally within financial services)
• Strong hands‑on experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code
• Knowledge of Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Exposure to AWS or GCP is a strong advantage

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on cutting‑edge cloud solutions within a collaborative, forward‑thinking environment. If this sounds like the right fit, APPLY NOW. Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer. We re proud to partner with clients who share our commitment to diversity and inclusion across the tech industry.