Platform Engineer

About Avanade

Avanade is the leading expert on Microsoft technologies.

By joining

Avanades

UKDC ,you will have a fantastic opportunity tooperateat the forefront of technology, with access to the best clients across the world, working on challenging and exciting services.

We are a diverse team, and we are proud of our culture that welcomes every individual. In our teams you will find talented and passionate technologists, with a humble, collaborative, and positive attitude. We promise to invest in you and help give you the platform for continuous learning and development.

This role is suitable for candidates who already hold UK Government Security Clearance (SC), or who are eligible and willing to undergo the SC vetting process (eligibility criteria apply).

• Work alongside experienced engineers and architects to design, build and improve Azure platform foundations (landing zones, connectivity, identity, governance).

• Deliver infrastructure changes using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform and/or Bicep) and contribute to code reviews, testing and quality standards.

• Build and maintain
  
  CI/CD pipelines (Azure Dev Ops and Git), supporting repeatable, reliable deployments.

• Support platform operations: troubleshoot connectivity, identity and access,computeand storage issues;assist with patching,upgradesand incident resolution.

• Help implement Azure networking features such asVNets/subnets, routing, DNS, Private Endpoints, NSGs, firewalls and connectivity to on-premises (VPN/Express Route).

• Contribute to Azure IaaS and PaaS engineering: VMs, storage, Key Vault, monitoring, App Services,Functions and other common services used in client platforms.

• Assist with Azure migrations andmodernisationactivities (assessment, readiness, landing zone preparation, cutover support), working with tooling such as Azure Migrate whereappropriate.

• Produce clear documentation andrunbooks, and communicate progress and risks to the team and client stakeholders.

• Foundational understanding of infrastructure concepts (networking, DNS, routing, load balancing, certificates, OS fundamentals) and how these apply in Azure.

• Hands-on experience (commercial, internship,apprenticeshipor personal projects) with Azure services across IaaS and/or PaaS.

• Working knowledge of Dev Ops practices:
  Git, branching, pull requests, automateddeploymentsand basic CI/CD concepts.

• Some exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform and/or Bicep) and a desire to develop strong engineering discipline beyond just writing templates (debugging, testing, operational readiness).

• Scripting skills in one or more of Power Shell,Bashor Python to automate repeatable tasks and support troubleshooting.

• A practical, customer-focused mindset and the ability to learn quickly in complex environments.

• Clear communication: able to explain technical issues and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences.