Platform Engineer

We are seeking a forward-thinking Azure Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a Platform Engineer, you will be a key player in designing, implementing, and maintaining cutting-edge Azure-based solutions.

The successful candidate will be working within the IT Operations realm to support, develop and secure our cloud infrastructure, services, and solutions. This role offers a unique opportunity to be a part of a global and rapidly evolving IT department that is driving the company's digital transformation agenda around a strategy and culture of cloud-first, shift-left, and automation. The ideal profile of this position calls for a well-rounded individual with a passion for digital innovation and new technologies coupled with a strong technical aptitude - someone who is self-motivated, solution-oriented, and committed to cooperation and continuous learning.

Write, maintain and improve Bicep Infrastructure as Code, YAML deployment configurations and automated CI/CD pipelines.

Debug production issues, investigate root causes and work with teams to resolve problems quickly and safely.

Manage Azure Active Directory, identity and access, and Azure networking including VNets, subnets, ExpressRoute and VPNs.

Work within change and release procedures to ensure deployments are planned, tested and completed safely.

Work closely with development teams across the cloud landscape to make the platform reliable, practical and easy to use.

Qualifications

5+ years experience supporting and operating production workloads on AKS and Kubernetes.

Able to apply identity, access control and policy requirements, including RBAC, PIM and Conditional Access, as part of day-to-day engineering.

Experience using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines to keep services automated, measurable and reliable.

Desirable Skills:

Experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as Grafana.

Experience with Jira automation.

Experience with agile delivery methodologies (e.g., SCRUM or Kanban).