Azure Platform Engineer – ( Azure Migration – PostgreSQL )
Leeds (Hybrid)
6 Month Contract
£(Apply online only)/day (Inside IR35)
Azure Platform Engineer – Azure Migration / PostgreSQL needed for a 6 Month Contract in Leeds (Hybrid). Start ASAP ideally May 2026.
Hybrid Working – 3/4 days/week remote (WFH), and 1/2 days/week working on-site in the Leeds office.
A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in large-scale Government projects.
Key experience, responsibilities + tasks:
Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, deploying and managing large-scale migrations of on-premises PostgreSQL databases and associated application workloads to Microsoft Azure.
Experience deploying Azure resources using Bicep and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Experience on Azure networking patterns, including Hub and Spoke, VWAN, VPN and firewall configurations.
Advanced PostgreSQL administration skills in large production environments, including migrations, replication, and performance tuning.
Expertise with Azure migration tools such as Azure Migrate and Azure Database Migration Service (DMS).
Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, including build and deployment automation for applications and databases.
Familiarity with automation of database validation, monitoring, and migration checks (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics).
Platform Engineer (DBA-PostgreSQL) is responsible for designing, deploying, and managing large-scale migrations of on-premises PostgreSQL databases and associated application workloads to Microsoft Azure.
Experience in Cutover plans for migrating on-premises PostgreSQL databases to Azure cloud environments.
Combining deep hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep, robust PostgreSQL expertise and delivery of CI build pipelines to enable secure, validated and auditable migrations regulated environments.
Lead migrations of large on-premises PostgreSQL databases to Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server, ensuring minimal downtime and full data integrity.
Collaborate with platform, network, security, and application teams to ensure correct networking (subnetting, private endpoints, DNS), secure connectivity, and compliance with governance and audit standards.
Desirable Skills: Healthcare or regulated environments, with understanding of compliance, audit, and clinical safety requirements