Platform Engineer

Salary: £91,000 - 117,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience supporting enterprise Microsoft Azure environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Networking, Compute, Storage, Entra ID (Azure AD), Security, and Governance.
• Strong experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Proven VMware vSphere/ESXi administration experience.
• Strong Windows Server infrastructure knowledge including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments and integrating Azure with on-premises infrastructure.
• Experience supporting business-critical production platforms.
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience leading technical infrastructure or platform initiatives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Azure Landing Zone design and migration experience is desirable.
• AWS exposure is desirable.
• Monitoring and observability tooling experience is desirable.
• ITIL knowledge is desirable.
• Microsoft Azure or VMware certifications are desirable.
• Experience working within enterprise or regulated environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and delivery of hybrid platform and infrastructure changes.
• Drive Azure platform modernisation, including migration from legacy Azure Landing Zones.
• Manage and support enterprise Azure services across compute, networking, storage, identity, and security.
• Maintain hybrid connectivity between Azure and on-premises infrastructure.
• Support and administer Windows Server environments, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.
• Manage and maintain VMware vSphere/ESXi infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Lead incident resolution, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis across hybrid platforms.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, and Engineering teams to deliver platform improvements.
• Produce technical documentation, operational procedures, and platform standards.

Technologies

• AWS
• Active Directory
• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• ITIL
• Security
• Terraform
• VMware
• Windows
• DevOps

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We are seeking an experienced Senior Hybrid Platform Engineer / Technical Lead to join a major enterprise customer in Warwickshire on a hybrid basis, with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. This is a 5-month contract opportunity focused on leading the evolution of a complex hybrid platform environment, with around 75% emphasis on Microsoft Azure and 25% on on-premises infrastructure. You will help modernise enterprise infrastructure, support business-critical production environments, and work with a strong technology stack including Microsoft Azure, Terraform, VMware vSphere/ESXi, Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, Azure Networking, and hybrid cloud services. We also offer the chance to work closely with Architecture, Security, and Engineering teams, plus a referral reward of up to £1,000 if your referral is successful.

last updated 30 week of 2026