Azure Platform Engineer

Azure Platform Engineer 6 months
Remote
Active NPPV3/SC Clearance required £680 per day inside IR35 Role Description and Location

An Azure Platform Engineer who can successfully integrate a mobile application with a Kubernetes‑based backend needs a blend of cloud architecture depth, Dev Ops maturity, and application‑integration awareness. Someone who can bridge mobile‑app needs with cloud‑native infrastructure in a secure, scalable way.

• Azure Cloud Expertise
• Strong command of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

• Experience with Azure API Management for exposing backend services to mobile apps
• Familiarity with Azure Functions, Event Grid, Service Bus, and other integration services
• Understanding of Azure networking: VNets, private endpoints, Application Gateway, WAF, load balancers
• Knowledge of Azure Identity (Azure AD, Managed Identities, OAuth2, OpenID Connect)
• Kubernetes & Containerization
• Proficiency with containerization (Docker)

• Ability to design and operate production‑grade AKS clusters
• Experience with Helm, Kustomize, or other deployment templating tools
• Understanding of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, or Azure‑native Open Service Mesh)
• Observability stack experience:
  Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry, Azure Monitor

If this aligns with your background, we'd love to hear from you.