Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (Azure)
Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
City of London (hybrid)
£100,000 - £110,000
We are working with a London Market insurer investing heavily in its cloud platform capability following a recent acquisition & wider technology evolution.
This role sits within a lean platform team responsible for a central Azure environment supporting multiple business-critical systems. The focus is on delivering, stabilising, & improving a modern cloud platform, working closely with architecture & DevOps to ensure services are secure, scalable, & built to a high standard.
This is a hands-on engineering role with real visibility across the platform. You will play a key part in how services are delivered & supported, contributing to the ongoing evolution of a cloud environment that is actively being developed & refined.
The role
You will work across the full lifecycle of the Azure platform, from building & configuring services through to supporting live environments & improving performance & resilience.
Operating in a lean team, you will collaborate closely with architecture, DevOps, & application teams, helping translate design into well-engineered, reliable solutions & contributing to how the platform continues to evolve over time.
Key responsibilities
- Build & deliver Azure-based solutions in line with defined architectural patterns
- Configure & support cloud platform services across IaaS, PaaS, & serverless environments
- Troubleshoot platform issues, identifying root causes & driving long-term improvements
- Support the migration & optimisation of services within Azure
- Work closely with DevOps teams on infrastructure as code & deployment processes
- Monitor platform performance, stability, & security using Azure-native tooling
- Collaborate with development & security teams to ensure services are delivered effectively
- Contribute to documentation, operational standards, & continuous improvement across the platform
Experience required
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure across core platform services
- Experience delivering & supporting cloud environments in production
- Solid understanding of Azure networking (VNets, NSGs, private endpoints, routing)
- Experience working with infrastructure as code (Terraform or similar)
- Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps or similar)
- Exposure to containerised environments (AKS or similar)
- Strong troubleshooting & problem-solving capability
- Comfortable working in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
Environment
- Azure cloud platform (IaaS, PaaS, serverless)
- Terraform / infrastructure as code
- Azure DevOps & CI/CD pipelines
- Containerised services (AKS)
- Modern cloud security & monitoring tooling
Why apply
- Join a platform team at the centre of a growing cloud environment supporting critical systems
- Work in a lean, collaborative setup with real exposure across architecture, DevOps, & engineering
- Opportunity to contribute to how a modern Azure platform is delivered, supported, & improved
- Strong investment in cloud & ongoing technology development
Please apply following the link with interviews commencing next week
