Azure Platform Engineer
Location: Sheffield
Working Arrangement: Hybrid : (2 3 days per week)
Salary: Up to GBP 50,000
The Opportunity
You ll be joining a growing team focused on building a modern, cloud:first platform using Azure. The environment is collaborative, hands:on, and evolving giving you real influence over how platform engineering is shaped.
This role puts you at the centre of designing and running the cloud infrastructure that powers data:driven digital services. You ll help create a secure, scalable, and well:governed platform that enables engineering teams to deliver faster and more reliably.
If you enjoy solving complex problems, improving developer experience, and building reusable platform capabilities, this role offers the space to make a tangible impact.
What You ll Be Doing
Designing, building, and running Azure:based platform and infrastructure services Creating reusable, automated solutions using Infrastructure as Code (Bicep) Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for consistent, reliable delivery Improving platform observability, monitoring, and operational resilience Supporting engineering teams with best practices and self:service capabilities Contributing to the development of an Internal Developer Platform
What You ll Bring
You don t need to tick every box, but experience in the following will help you succeed:
Hands:on experience with Azure in a production environment Strong understanding of core cloud services (networking, compute, identity, security) Experience with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines Knowledge of DevOps practices and software delivery principles Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non:technical teams A proactive mindset with a focus on quality, ownership, and continuous improvement
Nice to Have
Experience with containers or microservices architectures Exposure to cloud cost optimisation (FinOps) Familiarity with monitoring and reliability practices Experience contributing to standards across teams
Why This Role?
This is a chance to shape how platform engineering is done in a growing organisation. You ll have the autonomy to influence decisions, improve developer experience, and build systems that make a real difference.
We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.