SC Cleared Azure Platform Engineer

Start Date: Immediate

Contract Type: Inside IR35

Clearance Required
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Active SC Clearance

We are looking for an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to support the integration of a mobile application with a Kubernetes-based backend hosted in Microsoft Azure.

This is a hands‑on contract position requiring deep expertise in Azure cloud architecture, AKS operations, secure API exposure and cloud‑native integration patterns. The role will focus on building secure, scalable and production‑ready infrastructure that enables seamless connectivity between mobile front‑end applications and backend services.

• Design, deploy and operate production‑grade Azure Kubernetes Service clusters
• Integrate backend services with mobile applications using Azure‑native integration services
• Configure and manage Azure Functions, Event Grid and Service Bus components
• Implement secure identity using Azure AD, OAuth2, OpenID Connect and Managed Identities
• Configure and maintain Azure networking components including VNets, Private Endpoints, Application Gateway and WAF
• Deploy and manage applications using Helm, Kustomize or similar templating tools
• Implement and manage service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd or Azure‑native Open Service Mesh
• Build and maintain observability stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry and Azure Monitor
• Ensure platform security, scalability, resilience and compliance with enterprise standards

• Proven experience operating AKS in production environments
• Strong Azure platform expertise including networking, identity and security
• Experience integrating APIs for mobile applications
• Deep Kubernetes and containerisation knowledge
• Experience with infrastructure automation and deployment tooling
• Strong understanding of cloud‑native architecture patterns
• Active SC clearance
• Experience working within secure or law enforcement environments
• Experience supporting high‑availability or mission‑critical systems
• Exposure to service mesh architecture and advanced observability frameworks