Platform Engineer

Circle Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 98,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle Recruitment is seeking a Platform Engineer for a government client based in London or Milton Keynes. The role is a 6-month contract, office 60% and remote 40%, paying £529–£629 per day inside IR35.

You will deploy and support Azure-based infrastructure, onboard Windows and Linux servers to Azure Arc, and manage Azure Monitor Agent installations and security agents across the estate. DV clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Deploy, configure, and support Microsoft Azure infrastructure services.
• Install and onboard Windows and Linux servers to Azure Arc.
• Configure and manage Azure Arc-enabled servers and associated extensions.
• Support Azure resource management, subscriptions, resource groups, and RBAC permissions.
• Assist with hybrid cloud integration and infrastructure modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, upgrade, and maintain XDR/EDR agents across Windows and Linux server environments.
• Perform large-scale security agent rollouts using automated deployment methods.
• Troubleshoot agent installation, connectivity, onboarding, and performance issues.
• Ensure endpoint security agents remain compliant and operational across the server estate.
• Support security operations teams with endpoint protection and monitoring requirements.

Skills

Azure administration

PowerShell scripting

Bash scripting

XDR/EDR security agents

Azure Arc onboarding

Azure Monitor (AMA)

Active Directory

Windows/Linux server admin

Networking fundamentals

Tools

Azure Arc

Azure Monitor

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Intune

SCCM

Ansible

Job description

Platform Engineer

6 Months

£529 -£629/Day Inside IR35

London/ Milton Keynes

Clearance: DV

We are seeking a Platform Engineer/ Senior Infrastructure Engineer our Government client based in London or Milton Keynes. This role will be office based 60% and remote 40%. The Platform Engineer/ Senior Infrastructure Engineer role will be an initial 6 month contract paying between £529 - £629/Day Inside IR35.

This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Clearance: DV

Role Profile:

The role will focus on deploying and supporting XDR agents, Azure Arc onboarding, Azure Monitor Agent (AMA) installations, infrastructure monitoring, and maintaining secure, reliable platform services across Windows and Linux server estates.

• Deploy, configure, and support Microsoft Azure infrastructure services.
• Install and onboard Windows and Linux servers to Azure Arc.
• Configure and manage Azure Arc-enabled servers and associated extensions.
• Support Azure resource management, subscriptions, resource groups, and RBAC permissions.
• Assist with hybrid cloud integration and infrastructure modernization initiatives.

• Install, configure, and troubleshoot Azure Monitor Agent (AMA) on Windows and Linux servers.
• Configure Azure Monitor, Log Analytics Workspaces, Data Collection Rules (DCRs), dashboards, and alerting solutions.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, availability, capacity, and security events.
• Support operational monitoring and reporting across enterprise environments.

• Deploy, configure, upgrade, and maintain XDR/EDR agents across Windows and Linux server environments.
• Perform large-scale security agent rollouts using automated deployment methods.
• Troubleshoot agent installation, connectivity, onboarding, and performance issues.
• Ensure endpoint security agents remain compliant and operational across the server estate.
• Support security operations teams with endpoint protection and monitoring requirements.

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Windows Server environments.
• Manage Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and certificate services.
• Perform server patching, upgrades, security hardening, and lifecycle management.
• Strong Microsoft Azure administration and support experience.
• Hands‑on experience installing and managing Azure Arc-enabled servers.
• Experience deploying and supporting Azure Monitor Agent (AMA).
• Experience deploying and supporting XDR/EDR security agents.
• Strong Windows Server administration skills.
• Strong Linux server administration skills.
• Knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.
• Strong networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VPNs, firewalls, and proxies.
• Experience with PowerShell and Bash scripting.
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and infrastructure monitoring solutions.

• Experience with Microsoft Defender XDR, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Cortex XDR, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience with Microsoft Intune, SCCM, Ansible, or other deployment tools.
• Experience with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID and Defender for Cloud.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of ITIL service management processes.

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As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, they will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please do let us know.