Azure Platform engineer

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Sheffield; Sur place; GBP 85 000 - 111 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to design, implement and support Azure platforms at scale. The role requires hands-on expertise across compute, storage, networking, identity, governance, RBAC and secure deployment practices, with emphasis on automation and reliability.

You will lead infrastructure automation with PowerShell, IaC (Terraform, Bicep or ARM) and CI/CD integration, manage image builds and patching, and support

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience engineering and supporting Azure platforms at scale.
• Expert PowerShell automation development and reusable modules.
• IaC with Terraform, Bicep or ARM and CI/CD integration.
• Experience with Azure VM image build, image management and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of Azure Networking, DNS, VNets and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience implementing governance and security controls at estate level.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex production issues across infra, network and app layers.
• Desirable exposure to Azure Landing Zones, Entra ID, and AZ-104/AZ-305/AZ-400 basics.

Connaissances

Azure engineering at scale

PowerShell automation

Infrastructure as Code

Azure VM image build

Azure Networking

Governance & compliance

Production issue resolution

Azure Landing Zones

Azure DevOps

Entra ID / Azure Policy

Outils

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

Azure DevOps

Packer

Powershell tooling

Description du poste

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.