Platform Engineer

Avanade; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanade is seeking candidates for a role focused on designing and improving Azure platform foundations in Greater London. Key responsibilities include delivering infrastructure changes using Infrastructure-as-Code practices like Terraform, building CI/CD pipelines, and supporting Azure platform operations. Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with Azure services and a foundational understanding of infrastructure concepts. The position requires strong communication skills and a customer-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of networking, DNS, routing, and load balancing.
• Hands-on experience with Azure services across IaaS and/or PaaS.
• Working knowledge of Git and CI/CD concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and improve Azure platform foundations.
• Deliver infrastructure changes using Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.

Skills

Azure services

Infrastructure concepts

DevOps practices

Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Bicep)

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python)

Job description

This role is suitable for candidates who already hold UK Government Security Clearance (SC), or who are eligible and willing to undergo the SC vetting process (eligibility criteria apply).

What you’ll do

• Work alongside experienced engineers and architects to design, build and improve Azure platform foundations (landing zones, connectivity, identity, governance).
• Deliver infrastructure changes using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform and/or Bicep) and contribute to code reviews, testing and quality standards.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps and Git), supporting repeatable, reliable deployments.
• Support platform operations: troubleshoot connectivity, identity and access, compute and storage issues; assist with patching, upgrades and incident resolution.
• Help implement Azure networking features such as VNets/subnets, routing, DNS, Private Endpoints, NSGs, firewalls and connectivity to on-premises (VPN/ExpressRoute).
• Contribute to Azure IaaS and PaaS engineering: VMs, storage, Key Vault, monitoring, App Services, Functions and other common services used in client platforms.
• Assist with Azure migrations and modernisation activities (assessment, readiness, landing zone preparation, cutover support), working with tooling such as Azure Migrate where appropriate.
• Produce clear documentation and runbooks, and communicate progress and risks to the team and client stakeholders.

What you’ll bring

• Foundational understanding of infrastructure concepts (networking, DNS, routing, load balancing, certificates, OS fundamentals) and how these apply in Azure.
• Hands-on experience (commercial, internship, apprenticeship or personal projects) with Azure services across IaaS and/or PaaS.
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices: Git, branching, pull requests, automated deployments and basic CI/CD concepts.
• Some exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform and/or Bicep) and a desire to develop strong engineering discipline beyond just writing templates (debugging, testing, operational readiness).
• Scripting skills in one or more of PowerShell, Bash or Python to automate repeatable tasks and support troubleshooting.
• A practical, customer-focused mindset and the ability to learn quickly in complex environments.
• Clear communication: able to explain technical issues and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences.