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Prism Digital

Senior Azure Platform Engineer

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

£ 90,000 /year

Senior

Full Time

09-02-2026

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Skills

CI/CD DevOps Kubernetes Problem-solving Networking Azure CI/CD Pipelines Terraform Infrastructure as Code Microsoft Azure

Job Specifications

Senior Azure Platform Engineer | Azure, Terraform & Kubernetes | Cloud & Platform Consulting

Salary: £75,000–£90,000 + bonus & equity
Location: Hybrid working – c. 1 day per week in office
Requirement: You must already hold active UK Security Clearance.
Permanent, full-time position

We’re hiring an Azure Platform Engineer to join a fast-growing cloud and platform engineering consultancy delivering complex enterprise and public sector programmes. This is a hands-on consulting role where you’ll design, build, and improve modern Azure platforms while working closely with client engineering teams.

The business is scaling across platform engineering, DevOps, governance, and cloud-native delivery, offering a strong growth environment with real influence over technical standards and delivery practices.

The Role

As an Azure Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in cloud and DevOps transformation initiatives. In this role, you will:

Design and build secure, scalable Azure platform foundations and landing zones
Assess client environments and identify opportunities for cloud and DevOps improvement
Define and implement Infrastructure as Code for repeatable platform delivery
Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to support cloud-native development
Embed platform engineering and DevOps best practices into delivery teams
Work across the full consulting lifecycle: discovery, design, build, and handover
Engage directly with stakeholders through workshops, design sessions, and technical reviews
Mentor engineers and contribute to raising engineering standards internally

This is delivery-focused consulting work , there’s no long-term BAU operations, just well-engineered platforms and meaningful client outcomes.

Non-Negotiables

Azure cloud engineering experience in production environments
Terraform infrastructure as code experience
CI/CD pipelines and automation experience
Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and resilience patterns
Experience working in client-facing or consulting-style environments
Eligibility for UK Security Clearance (British citizen or ILR, UK resident for the last 5 years)

What You’ll Work With

Microsoft Azure platform engineering
Terraform infrastructure as code
CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling
Kubernetes and container orchestration (AKS preferred)
Cloud-native security, governance, and networking patterns

Nice to Haves

Experience in a cloud, DevOps, or platform consultancy
Kubernetes experience beyond the fundamentals
Experience leading small projects or workstreams
Enjoyment of mentoring engineers and sharing best practices
Azure or Kubernetes certifications

Why Join / Projects

High-impact enterprise and public sector cloud programmes
Projects typically running 3–12 months, keeping work varied and challenging
Opportunity to influence platform standards and delivery approaches
High technical bar combined with a collaborative, people-first culture
Strong focus on learning through real delivery, workshops, and shared problem-solving

Employee Benefits

Performance-related bonus
Equity or share scheme
£1,000 annual learning & development budget
Funded cloud certifications
Flexible hybrid working with minimal office requirement
Private healthcare and wellbeing support
Enhanced parental leave
Pension and additional lifestyle benefits

Senior Azure Platform Engineer | Azure, Terraform & Kubernetes | Cloud & Platform Consulting

About the Company

We are Prism Digital, your DevOps and Cloud talent partner. Proud sponsors and co-organisers of the London DevOps meetup group. We are a niche consultancy with a tight focus on driving quality over quantity. We pride ourselves on our consultative approach, our extensive knowledge of the DevOps, Cloud and infrastructure sector and most importantly how important great talent is to help your company grow and succeed. We offer: • Expertise in Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Linux, Windows, CI/CD, Configuration Management, IaC, Cont... Know more