Senior Azure Platform Engineer

Salary: £130,000 - 136,500 per year

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience managing Azure platforms in production environments.
• Deep knowledge of Azure compute, storage, networking, identity, governance, ARM, RBAC, and managed identities.
• Expert PowerShell automation skills.
• Experience with VM image management using Azure Image Builder, Packer, or Shared Image Gallery.
• Proven Infrastructure as Code experience with Bicep, Terraform, or ARM.
• Strong Azure networking and troubleshooting expertise.
• Experience implementing governance and compliance controls at scale.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and mentoring skills.
• Desirable: Azure Landing Zones and enterprise-scale architecture.
• Desirable: Azure Policy authoring and remediation.
• Desirable: Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.
• Desirable: Entra ID and advanced RBAC experience.
• Desirable: Experience working within regulated environments.
• Desirable: Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, or AZ-400.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain our Azure platform, ensuring security, stability, and compliance.
• Manage VM image build and release processes, including patching, testing, and deployment.
• Implement Azure Policy and governance controls, driving compliance across our estate.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, Terraform, or ARM.
• Build enterprise-grade PowerShell automation and tooling.
• Configure and troubleshoot Azure networking, including VNets, NSGs, DNS, private endpoints, load balancing, and routing.
• Lead the resolution of complex platform incidents across infrastructure, networking, and applications.
• Mentor engineers, provide technical leadership, and contribute to engineering best practices.

Technologies

• ARM
• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GitHub
• Load Balancing
• PowerShell
• RBAC
• Security
• Terraform

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We are hiring a Senior Azure Platform Engineer to take ownership of a large-scale Azure platform supporting critical digital services. This is a hands-on role for an experienced Azure specialist who thrives on automation, cloud governance, and solving complex infrastructure challenges. The role is based in Sheffield with three days onsite, and the position is inside IR35 with a rate of £500.00 to £525.00 per day. We also note that if you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, you should contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.

last updated 34 week of 2026