Azure Platform Engineer

Baringa Partners; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baringa Partners is seeking an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to join their dynamic Solutions & AI Labs practice in London. You will engage in building innovative solutions and leading teams while leveraging your expertise in DevOps and cloud architecture. The role offers flexibility, professional growth, and is centered around client-driven results.

Benefits

Five weeks annual leave plus a 2-week recharge after 5 years

Hybrid working policy

Wellbeing Fund for personal activities

Profit Share Scheme for all employees

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Cloud Architecture.
• Ability to architect scalable cloud solutions.
• Experience with CI/CD systems in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Help build and maintain internal and client solutions.
• Implement security-focused DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Design high-level architecture solutions and ensure compliance.

Skills

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Interaction

Continuous Learning

Education

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

Hashicorp: Terraform Associate

Hashicorp: Terraform Professional

Job description

Our Solutions & AI Labs practice is seeking an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to join our team.

SAIL focuses on helping clients control their data, derive insights, and leverage them through Machine Learning solutions embedded into business processes. We support various industries with expertise in AI, ML, Cloud, and Managed Solutions.

What you will be doing

You will help build and maintain internal and client solutions, support team growth, and develop skills to solve client challenges. Depending on your level, you may also be involved in leadership, shaping practice direction, growing the business, and leading teams.

Our team members serve as both advisors and technical experts, reflecting the nature of our engagements.

DevSecOps

• Security-focused DevOps: Harden environments and enforce policies.
• Security Best Practices: Implement and promote security throughout development and deployment.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure industry compliance and manage cloud deployment risks.

DevOps

• Modularity and Toolchain: Support accelerators and automation with modular tools.
• CI/CD Systems: Design and evolve CI/CD pipelines for cloud data analytics platforms (Azure) and modern architectures.
• Infrastructure as Code: Automate deployment with industry-standard IaC tools.

Development Improvements

• Scaling Services: Support automation and configuration improvements.
• Reusable Artifacts: Build secure, extensible artifacts following industry best practices.
• High Availability: Design solutions for resilience and disaster recovery.

Operations Monitoring, Logging, and Alerting

• Monitoring: Define and implement monitoring strategies.
• Logging: Establish logging best practices.
• Alerting: Develop alerting strategies with appropriate severity levels.

Architecture

• Requirements Gathering: Convert business needs into compliant solutions.
• Solution Design: Create high-level architecture designs.
• FinOps: Optimize costs of infrastructure and architecture.

Your skills and experience

We seek experienced engineers who can bridge developers and consultants, solving complex client issues and bringing solutions to life.

• Passionate, dynamic problem-solvers.
• Continuous learners committed to skill development.
• Leadership in DevOps and Cloud engagements, stakeholder interaction, impactful recommendations.
• Hands-on experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Solution Design, Cloud Architecture & Development.
• Ability to architect robust, scalable cloud solutions with simplicity and low maintenance.

Technical skills include:

• Designing and deploying CI/CD systems for data analytics and web applications in the cloud.
• Writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automating deployment.
• Designing security, high availability, disaster recovery, and monitoring solutions.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python or JavaScript.
• Establishing best practices and standards in the software lifecycle.
• Building modular CI/CD templates to enhance quality and governance.
• Supporting internal platforms and design systems as accelerators.
• Communicating effectively with security and architecture teams.

Applicants should hold or be willing to obtain:

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Hashicorp: Terraform Associate
• Hashicorp: Terraform Professional

What a career at Baringa will give you

We prioritize people and wellbeing, offering flexible working and benefits such as:

• Five weeks annual leave plus a 2-week recharge after 5 years of service.
• Hybrid working policy and flexible leave options.
• Three social and environmental responsibility days annually.
• Wellbeing Fund for personal activities.
• Quarterly promotion reviews based on performance.
• Profit Share Scheme for all employees.