Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer

Posted 1 day ago by Found Talent

Negotiable
Outside
Undetermined
Preston, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of Platform Engineer involves supporting the extension and stabilization of an Azure platform environment on a contract basis. The position focuses on delivery through Azure Landing Zones, Terraform, and cloud migration activities. Candidates are expected to have strong experience in Azure platform engineering and infrastructure automation. This is a 6-month engagement with an immediate start available for UK-based candidates.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Extending and adapting Terraform modules within Azure Landing Zones
  • Delivering Azure infrastructure components (AKS, networking, core services)
  • Supporting workload migrations into Azure
  • Improving infrastructure automation and deployment pipelines
  • Producing clear documentation and handover for delivered work

Key Skills:

  • Strong Azure platform engineering experience
  • Proven Terraform / Infrastructure as Code delivery
  • Experience with AKS and containerised workloads
  • Solid understanding of networking and cloud security principles
  • Comfortable working in enterprise environments

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Preston

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Are you a Platform Engineer looking for a new contract to start as soon as possible? We're seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to support the extension and stabilisation of an Azure platform environment on a contract basis. This is a delivery-focused engagement, working on Azure Landing Zones, Terraform, and supporting cloud migration activity.

Key focus areas:

  • Extending and adapting Terraform modules within Azure Landing Zones
  • Delivering Azure infrastructure components (AKS, networking, core services)
  • Supporting workload migrations into Azure
  • Improving infrastructure automation and deployment pipelines
  • Producing clear documentation and handover for delivered work

Required experience:

  • Strong Azure platform engineering experience
  • Proven Terraform / Infrastructure as Code delivery
  • Experience with AKS and containerised workloads
  • Solid understanding of networking and cloud security principles
  • Comfortable working in enterprise environments

This is a 6 month engagement, outside IR35. Immediate start available. Candidates must be UK based.