Platform Engineer - Azure DevOps

Job summary

Seeking a Senior Azure Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate secure cloud platforms for complex, high-assurance environments. This role involves working with Azure infrastructure, Kubernetes, automation, networking, and DevOps tooling to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure platforms. It is a hands-on engineering role requiring technical ownership, strong judgment, and collaboration with architects, delivery teams, developers, and operational stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong Azure platform engineering experience.
• Security-conscious mindset.
• Ability to take ownership in complex technical environments.
• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Platform Integration, or a closely related role.
• Strong hands-on Azure experience, ideally supported by Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) and Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) certifications.
• Deep knowledge of Azure networking, including Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateways, BGP routing, NSGs, and Private Endpoints.
• Strong Kubernetes experience, including configuration, container orchestration, and supporting production-grade deployments.
• Experience with Terraform and HashiCorp tooling such as Packer and Vault.
• Strong CI/CD pipeline experience using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar.
• Good understanding of Git, repository management, and modern software delivery workflows.
• Experience driving automation initiatives that improve operational efficiency, consistency, and reliability.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, architecture, delivery, and operational teams.
• Good problem-solving ability and confidence to operate in fast-paced, technically complex environments.
• Experience with JFrog tooling, such as Artifactory, XRay, or Runtime, and/or Coder is advantageous.
• Experience with other cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud is beneficial.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is useful, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, administer, and maintain Azure infrastructure across services including Azure Kubernetes Service, Virtual Machines, Application Gateways, databases, storage, and networking.
• Architect and manage hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity, including site-to-site VPNs, BGP routing, Azure Virtual WAN, and hub-and-spoke network configurations.
• Apply cloud security best practices across Azure environments, including Azure Key Vault, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure RBAC, network segmentation, NSGs, and Private Endpoints.
• Configure, maintain, and optimize Kubernetes environments to support secure, scalable, and resilient application deployments.
• Design and build CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment quality, speed, and consistency.
• Support both cloud and on-premise platforms, using automation and Infrastructure as Code to improve reliability, repeatability, and maintainability.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to track platform health, performance, and availability.
• Manage source control, repositories, and versioning practices to support effective collaboration and code governance.
• Drive automation across platform operations, reducing manual intervention and improving service reliability.
• Provide technical guidance to development and engineering teams on how to use platform services effectively.
• Support improvements around platform security, scalability, maintainability, supportability, and performance.
• Keep up to date with emerging cloud, platform, and DevOps technologies, helping to continuously improve engineering practices.

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