Senior Azure Platform Engineer — Security-Focused

ePlacement; Redhill; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

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

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.