Platform Engineer - Azure

Square One Resources Limited; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 515,773,000 - 544,428,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

9–12 months assignment

Job summary

Square One Resources Limited is seeking Azure Platform Engineer to join a large-scale modernization program in financial services. You will design and maintain enterprise-scale Azure platforms, implement Landing Zones, and enforce governance, security, and IAM policies.

The role involves working with AKS, IaC, and platform APIs, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security in an international, fully remote team. 9–12 months assignment with Generative AI and cloud transformation exposure.

Qualifications

• 5 years of cloud/platform engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure expertise.
• Knowledge of Azure platform architecture and Landing Zones.
• Experience with governance, security, networking, and IAM in Azure.
• Proficiency with AKS / Kubernetes and IaC automation.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps in enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with large-scale or regulated environments, ideally financial services.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing Azure platform architectures.
• Developing and maintaining Azure Landing Zones.
• Implementing cloud governance, security, and compliance standards.
• Designing and managing cloud networking and security solutions.
• Working with AKS and containerized workloads.
• Implementing and managing IAM and identity controls.
• Automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration (IaC).
• Developing platform APIs and reusable services for teams.
• Supporting application teams in adopting cloud-native tech.
• Ensuring scalability, reliability, and security of platforms.
• Collaborating with architects, developers, DevOps, and security teams.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

AKS / Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

We are looking for 2 experienced Azure Platform Engineers to join a large-scale modernization program within the financial services sector.

The program combines Generative AI, legacy and mainframe modernization, cloud transformation, data migration, and modern software architecture. You will be part of an experienced international team delivering secure, scalable, and highly automated cloud platforms.

Responsibilities:

As an Azure Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-scale Azure platforms. Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing and implementing Azure platform architectures
• Developing and maintaining Azure Landing Zones
• Implementing cloud governance, security, and compliance standards
• Designing and managing cloud networking and security solutions
• Working with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Implementing and managing Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code
• Developing and maintaining platform APIs and reusable platform services
• Supporting application teams in adopting cloud-native technologies
• Ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and operational excellence of the platform
• Collaborating with architects, developers, DevOps engineers, security specialists, and other technical teams

Requirements

We are looking for candidates with:

• 5 years in cloud/platform engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Solid knowledge of Azure platform architecture and Landing Zones
• Experience with Azure governance, security, networking, and IAM
• Practical experience with AKS / Kubernetes
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and infrastructure automation
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Understanding of cloud security and enterprise architecture principles
• Experience working in large-scale or regulated environments, preferably financial services
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a distributed, international team

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Azure Policy, Management Groups, Azure Monitor, and Defender for Cloud
• Experience with Terraform, Bicep, or similar IaC technologies
• Knowledge of platform engineering and self-service cloud capabilities
• Experience with API management and platform APIs
• Familiarity with modern cloud-native architectures and microservices
• Previous experience in banking, insurance, or other highly regulated industries

Our Offer:

• Long-term assignment of 9-12 months
• Fully remote work
• Opportunity to work on a large-scale modernization program in the financial services sector
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies including Generative AI, cloud transformation, Kubernetes, and modern software architecture
• Collaboration with experienced international engineering and architecture teams
• Rate: 185 PLN/hour
• Start As soon as possible

If you are an experienced Azure Platform Engineer looking for a challenging enterprise-scale project, we would be happy to hear from you.