Platform Engineer - Azure

BJSS; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

BJSS seeks hands-on Platform Engineers with expertise in the Azure ecosystem to join dynamic delivery teams. In this role, you'll lead the definition of Azure platforms, collaborate with various team members, and drive automation and cloud infrastructure projects, ensuring the successful execution of exciting digital initiatives for clients across diverse industries.

Benefits

Flexible benefits allowance

Industry-leading health and wellbeing plan

Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid working arrangement

Discounts from retail and lifestyle brands

Industry-leading referral scheme

Flexible holiday buy/sell option

Electric vehicle scheme

Training opportunities and incentives

Opportunities to participate in diversity initiatives

Social calendar including town halls and events

Qualifications

• Experience in designing, deploying, and managing Azure environments.
• Skilled in automation and using infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure delivery platform in complex projects.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver solutions.
• Utilize cloud technologies to enhance delivery processes.

Skills

Azure Cloud

Automation

Infrastructure-as-code

Docker

Kubernetes

Scripting

CI/CD

Configuration Management

Monitoring Tools

Agile Methodologies

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Job description

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We’re looking for hands-on platform engineers with deep understanding of the Azure ecosystem to join delivery teams working on some of the most exciting digital programmes around, with clients in a range of industries.

As an Azure expert, you'll work in small product teams alongside developers, architects, designers, analysts, and product owners to deliver automation, tooling, and cloud infrastructure.

We encourage continuous learning, so as well as the opportunity to work with some of the brightest and best in the industry, and evaluate the latest technologies, we’ll reward you for obtaining Azure certifications.

About You

You’ll have the expertise and confidence to lead the definition and support of the Azure delivery platform in complex engagements, typically working in multi-disciplinary teams on client site. You’ll have:

• Commercial experience across designing, deploying, and managing cloud environments in Azure.
• Experience of containers and container orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and AKS.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, ARM Templates, Helm, or Pulumi.
• Experience of pipeline build/deploy tools such as Azure DevOps, TFS, or Jenkins.
• In-depth automation and scripting using tools such as PowerShell, AZ CLI, Python, Bash, Ruby, or Groovy.
• Detailed knowledge of configuration management technologies like DSC, Puppet, Chef, SaltStack, or Ansible.
• Thorough knowledge of logging and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, Azure App Insights, New Relic, or Datadog.
• Knowledge of cloud platform design patterns and best practices.
• Knowledge of common database and caching technologies, such as Azure SQL, CosmosDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, Memcache, or Redis.
• Exposure to iterative/agile development methodologies and experience of enabling team delivery through technology.
• As a bonus, experience of other cloud platforms and technologies.

If you don’t feel you match with all the above, we’re still interested! We have opportunities across a wide range of skill sets and levels in tech. More than anything, we’re excited about people who love technology and learning how to make it work. We’d really like to hear from you, and hopefully find you your dream job at BJSS.

Some of the Perks

• Flexible benefits allowance – you choose how to spend your allowance (additional pension contributions, healthcare, dental, and more)
• Industry-leading health and wellbeing plan - we partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individual's need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support, and others
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working - Our roles are not fully remote as we value our local office communities. But we offer flexibility to split your time between the office, client site, and WFH
• Discounts – preferred rates from retail, lifestyle, and utility brands
• An industry-leading referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals
• Flexible holiday buy/sell option
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Training opportunities and incentives – support for professional certifications, including unlimited access to O’Reilly
• Giving back – opportunities to participate in initiatives promoting diversity in tech
• Join a supportive squad from various areas within the business to help your growth at BJSS
• A busy social calendar including town halls, squad nights out, weekends away, and office get-togethers