Senior Azure Platform Engineer

Senior Azure Platform Engineer

Central London (Mainly Remote - 1/2 times a month in the office)

Up to £100,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Help Shape the Future of a Scaling FinTech Platform

We're partnering with one of London's most exciting and rapidly growing fintech companies as they continue to invest in their Platform Engineering function.

They're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer who wants more than just another engineering role. This is an opportunity to help shape the platform, influence technical decisions, and build the cloud infrastructure that powers a rapidly scaling business.

You'll join a collaborative engineering team where your ideas are encouraged, ownership is expected, and you'll play a key role in driving automation, reliability, and platform maturity.

If you're passionate about Azure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and building platforms that enable developers to move faster, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable Azure infrastructure using Terraform with an Infrastructure as Code-first approach

Manage and optimise Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerised workloads using Azure Container Apps (or similar container platforms)

Build, manage, and optimise Docker images and containerised application deployments

Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, enabling faster and more reliable software delivery

Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployments, and operational tasks using PowerShell

Work closely with software engineering teams to improve developer experience, deployment processes, and platform reliability

Support and optimise Azure SQL environments, ensuring performance, availability, and security

Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to improve platform performance and resilience

Champion cloud security, governance, and automation best practices across the Azure estate

Contribute to the evolution of the company's Platform Engineering strategy and cloud roadmap

Mentor engineers and share knowledge across the wider technology team

What We're Looking For

Commercial experience in a Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering role

Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure

Experience managing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or container platforms such as Azure Container Apps

Strong experience with Docker and containerisation technologies

Expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code

Strong experience building and maintaining Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines

Solid scripting skills with PowerShell

Experience supporting or administering Azure SQL (or Microsoft SQL Server)

Experience with monitoring and observability tooling

Good understanding of cloud networking, security, identity, and platform automation

Excellent communication skills with a collaborative mindset

Someone who enjoys solving complex problems, improving platforms, and continuously learning

Why Join?

Join one of London's fastest-growing fintech businesses

Work with a modern cloud-native Azure technology stack

Help shape the future of the Platform Engineering function

Work alongside talented engineers in a highly collaborative environment

Clear opportunities for progression as the business continues to scale

Ongoing investment in training, certifications, and professional development

Your ideas won't sit in a backlog - they'll help define how the platform evolves

Don't Tick Every Box?

That's okay.

The hiring team understands that great engineers aren't defined by matching every requirement. If you have strong Azure, Kubernetes, and automation experience, along with a genuine desire to learn and grow, we'd still love to hear from you.

This is a company that genuinely invests in its people, offering structured career development, training, and the opportunity to grow alongside the business.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Senior Platform Engineer

Central London (Mainly Remote - 1/2 times a month in the office)

Up to £100,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Azure | AKS | Azure Container Apps | Docker | Terraform | Azure DevOps | PowerShell | Azure SQL | Platform Engineering | Infrastructure as Code | CI/CD | Cloud