Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

The Role

A public sector organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Cloud Platforms team and play a key role in delivering strategic cloud transformation initiatives aligned to our Digital, Technology and Cyber Security strategies.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled Azure professional to work on large-scale cloud platform builds, application migrations, DevSecOps adoption and secure cloud services supporting critical government operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Platform Engineering
• Design, build and maintain Microsoft Azure services and infrastructure.
• Deliver cloud landing zones and platform services.
• Configure and optimise PaaS, IaaS and SaaS solutions.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps toolchains.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, logging and operational support capabilities.
• Cloud Migration & Modernisation
• Support application and infrastructure discovery activities.
• Conduct migration readiness assessments and application 5R assessments.
• Migrate legacy applications into Azure landing zones.
• Configure and operate Azure Migrate tooling.
• Support containerisation and cloud-native application adoption.
• Deliver hybrid cloud solutions and connectivity architecture.
• Cloud Security & Compliance
• Apply Zero Trust principles across cloud platforms.
• Implement identity and access management controls.
• Configure security monitoring, logging and compliance controls.
• Ensure alignment with NCSC, GDS and UK Government security frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout delivery.

Essential Skills & Experience

We are looking for candidates with proven experience delivering secure Azure cloud platforms and cloud migration programmes.

Essential

• Strong Microsoft Azure cloud engineering experience.
• Experience building and migrating applications and services to public cloud platforms.
• Infrastructure as Code expertise using Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Experience deploying and operating CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps toolchains.
• Strong understanding of Cloud Security, DevSecOps and Zero Trust Architecture.
• Experience with: Azure Networking, Identity & Access Management, Backup & Recovery, Security Monitoring & Logging, Cost Management & Tagging.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Knowledge of UK Government security frameworks and standards.
• Experience working within secure or highly regulated environments.
• Migration & Cloud Native Technologies
• Experience with some or all of the following: Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Container Apps, Kubernetes, Serverless technologies, Event-driven architectures, Point-to-point VPN solutions, Azure Migrate.