Azure Platform Engineer

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd is seeking an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to join a global financial services organisation. You will own hands-on engineering, drive automation and governance across a large-scale Azure estate, and mentor teams to improve platform resilience.

You will engage with platform, application, and cybersecurity squads, implementing landing zones, policy enforcement, and identity governance.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience engineering and supporting Azure platforms in large-scale production.
• Expert PowerShell skills for reusable automation and tooling.
• Strong Azure networking knowledge (VNets, NSGs, DNS, routing, load balancing).
• Experience with VM image build/release using Image Builder, Packer, or Shared Image Galleries.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Governance, RBAC, managed identities, and compliance controls.
• Problem-solving across complex enterprise infrastructure and networks.
• Excellent documentation and mentoring capabilities.
• Azure Landing Zones and enterprise-scale architecture experience.
• Entra ID governance and identity management exposure.
• Finance/regulatory domain familiarity and Azure certifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain Azure VM image build and release processes.
• Implement Azure governance policies and remediate compliance issues.
• Develop IaC solutions and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Create PowerShell automation for platform operations.
• Configure and support Azure networking services.
• Lead investigation and resolution of complex production incidents.
• Collaborate with platform, application, and cybersecurity teams to improve resilience.

Skills

Azure platform engineering

PowerShell scripting

Azure networking

VM image build/release

Infrastructure as Code

Azure governance/RBAC

Troubleshooting complex infra

Documentation & mentoring

Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions

Entra ID governance

Landing Zones / enterprise scale

Regulated industry experience

Azure certifications AZ-104/305/400

Education

Azure certifications AZ-104/305/400

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure Image Builder

Packer

Shared Image Gallery

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to join a leading global financial services organisation.

You'll play a key role within a high-profile platform team responsible for maintaining and evolving a large-scale Azure environment that underpins critical digital services used by colleagues and customers worldwide.

This is a hands-on senior engineering position where you will act as the Azure technical authority, driving platform improvements, infrastructure automation, governance compliance, and operational excellence across a complex enterprise estate.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Extensive hands-on experience engineering and supporting Azure platforms in large-scale production environments.
• Expert-level PowerShell skills with a proven track record of developing reusable automation and tooling.
• Strong Azure networking knowledge, including VNets, NSGs, DNS, routing, load balancing, and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience managing VM image build and release processes using technologies such as Azure Image Builder, Packer, or Shared Image Galleries.
• Proven Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Strong understanding of Azure governance, policy implementation, RBAC, managed identities, and compliance controls.
• Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure, networking, and application issues within enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to produce technical documentation and mentor engineering teams.
• Azure Landing Zones and enterprise-scale architecture
• Azure Policy authoring and remediation
• Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Entra ID and identity governance
• Financial services or regulated industry experience
• Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, or AZ-400

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain Azure VM image build and release processes.
• Implement Azure governance policies and remediate compliance issues.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Create robust PowerShell automation for platform operations.
• Configure and support Azure networking services.
• Lead the investigation and resolution of complex production incidents.
• Work closely with platform, application, and cybersecurity teams to improve platform capability and resilience.

What You'll Get in Return

• Competitive day rate of £447 per day (Inside IR35)
• Opportunity to work within a large-scale, enterprise Azure environment
• Hybrid working arrangement with 3 days on-site in Sheffield
• Exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies and large-scale digital transformation initiatives