Senior Platform Engineer Azure AKS SaaS

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will design, build and optimize a highly available Azure platform that powers a scale-out FinTech service. You’ll automate provisioning, deployment and operations while improving observability and security. You work closely with cross-functional teams to drive IaC and DevOps maturity, shaping the platform’s architecture and reliability. This hands-on role offers impact at scale and the chance to contribute to a mission-critical cloud platform. You’ll thrive in a collaborative, problem-solving culture with mentoring responsibilities.

• Hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• 25 days holiday
• Pension (up to 10% contribution)
• Health Care
• Life Assurance

• design, build and optimise Azure infrastructure to support large-scale production needs
• automate provisioning, deployment and operational processes
• enhance observability, reliability and performance of the platform
• champion Infrastructure-as-Code and DevOps practices
• collaborate with engineering teams to shape platform architecture
• resolve complex technical challenges in production environments
• provide mentoring in a senior role

• strong experience building and supporting large-scale Azure platforms
• expertise with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform
• advanced PowerShell scripting and automation skills
• experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• deep understanding of cloud networking, security, monitoring and high availability
• excellent troubleshooting skills in mission-critical production environments
• ability to mentor junior teammates

• collaborative problem solving
• mentoring
• stakeholder communication
• Azure
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Terraform