Senior Azure Platform Engineer — Security Focus

ePlacement

Redhill

On-site

GBP 72,000 - 88,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Private medical cover

Generous annual leave

Job summary

A major UK enterprise organisation is looking for a Senior Azure Platform Engineer to enhance their security posture during a substantial cloud transformation. This role emphasizes hands-on implementation of security standards and collaboration with Cyber Security teams, ensuring a secure platform. Candidates should have significant experience with Azure, particularly in PaaS, and proven ability to implement security controls and policies at scale. The position offers a competitive salary up to £80,000 per annum with additional benefits including a performance-related bonus and private medical cover.

Qualifications

Strong experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly in PaaS environments.
Proven hands-on implementation of Azure security controls.
Solid understanding of Azure networking and security controls.

Responsibilities

Establish and enforce Azure security baselines and policies.
Implement policy-as-code and platform guardrails.
Work with SOC and cyber teams to manage platform risks.

Skills

Microsoft Azure (PaaS environments)

Azure security controls implementation

Azure Policy implementation at scale

Azure networking and security controls

Tools like Defender for Cloud and Key Vault

CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub)

Risk assessment and remediation

Independent operation

Education

AZ-500 Azure Security Engineer

SC-100 Cybersecurity Architect

AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect

CCSP

Tools

Defender for Cloud

Key Vault

Sentinel

Job description

We’re hiring a Senior Azure Platform Engineer with a strong security focus to join a major UK enterprise organisation undergoing large-scale cloud transformation.

This is a hands‑on senior individual contributor role within the Platform Engineering function, working at the intersection of platform, architecture, and cyber security to strengthen the organisation’s Azure security posture.

You’ll collaborate closely with Cyber Security (including SOC teams), Architecture, and Engineering to ensure the platform is secure by design and compliant by default.

The role is engineering‑led and focused on hands‑on implementation — not just governance or policy definition.

The Opportunity

You’ll take ownership of platform security posture — analysing risks, prioritising improvements, and driving adoption of secure standards across a complex Azure environment.

Working extensively with Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, identity controls, networking, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code tooling, you’ll help establish secure platform foundations for multiple engineering teams.

Key responsibilities include

Establishing and enforcing Azure security baselines and policies
Implementing and scaling policy‑as‑code and platform guardrails
Reviewing technical designs and assessing security posture
Working with SOC and cyber teams to identify and remediate platform risks
Defining and implementing secure standards for infrastructure and services
Supporting compliance across internal and customer‑facing systems
Partnering with architects and engineering teams to embed security into delivery

The role combines day‑to‑day platform ownership (BAU) with project‑driven improvements as the platform continues to evolve.

What You’ll Bring

Strong experience with Microsoft Azure (particularly PaaS environments)
Proven experience implementing Azure security controls hands‑on (not just designing or advising)
Strong experience implementing and enforcing Azure Policy at scale (policy‑as‑code, guardrails, compliance)
Solid understanding of Azure networking and security controls (NSGs, ASGs, Private Endpoints, VNet design)
Experience with tools such as Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Sentinel
Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub)
Ability to assess risks and drive remediation through to completion
Comfortable operating independently and owning outcomes

You should be able to clearly articulate what you have personally built and implemented across Azure platform security.

Desirable certifications