Senior Azure Platform Engineer

Talent Locker Ltd; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Training support

Job summary

Talent Locker Ltd in Farnborough is seeking a Senior Azure Platform Engineer to design, build and support secure Azure infrastructure. The role emphasizes hybrid cloud, Kubernetes, and automation to deliver resilient platforms for mission-critical programs.

You will own cloud platform reliability, security and automation, collaborating with architects, engineers and delivery teams to shape technical direction and improve platform performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in Platform Engineering or similar cloud infrastructure roles.
• AZ-104 and AZ-305 certifications are desirable.
• Strong knowledge of Azure networking including Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute and VPN Gateways.

Responsibilities

• Designing and maintaining Azure infrastructure across Kubernetes, VMs, networking and storage.
• Building secure hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity.
• Implementing Azure security practices including RBAC and Key Vault.

Skills

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Git

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Vault

Job description

Senior Azure Platform Engineer - Farnborough (Hybrid) - SC Cleared - Salary up to £65,000

We're looking for a Senior Azure Platform Engineer to join a growing engineering team delivering secure, cloud-native platforms for highly regulated and mission-critical environments. This is an opportunity to work with modern Azure technologies, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code and automation, helping to build resilient platforms that support some of the UK's most important programmes.

The Role

As a Senior Azure Platform Engineer, you'll take ownership of designing, building and supporting secure Azure infrastructure while working alongside architects, software engineers and delivery teams to create scalable, resilient cloud platforms.

You'll play a key role in improving platform reliability, security and automation while helping shape technical direction across cloud infrastructure.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and maintaining Azure infrastructure across Kubernetes, Virtual Machines, networking, storage and databases
• Building secure hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity using technologies such as Virtual WAN, VPNs and BGP routing
• Implementing Azure security best practices including RBAC, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud and network segmentation
• Designing and maintaining Kubernetes environments for secure, scalable application deployments
• Building and improving CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery
• Developing Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and automation tooling
• Implementing monitoring and observability across cloud platforms
• Driving automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort
• Supporting engineering teams with platform best practices and cloud adoption
• Continuously improving platform performance, resilience and security as the environment evolves.

What We're Looking For

You'll ideally have:

• 5+ years' experience in Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering or similar cloud infrastructure roles
• Strong Azure expertise, ideally supported by AZ-104 and AZ-305 certifications
• Excellent knowledge of Azure networking including Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateways, BGP, NSGs and Private Endpoints
• Strong Kubernetes and container orchestration experience
• Experience with Terraform and HashiCorp tooling such as Vault or Packer
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD or similar
• Strong Git and version control knowledge
• A passion for automation and modern DevOps practices
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams

Experience with JFrog products, Coder or additional cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud would be advantageous but isn't essential. Above all, we're looking for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and continuously improving the platforms they build.

What's On Offer

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• Annual bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Generous pension contribution
• Ongoing professional development and training support
• Modern office facilities including on-site gym, café, restaurant and collaborative breakout spaces.

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Senior Azure Platform Engineer - Farnborough (Hybrid) - SC Cleared - Salary up to £65,000