Platform Engineer

Job description

Platform Engineer

Location: Central London (hybrid, 2-3 days per week onsite)

Duration: 12 months

Rate: £650-750/day (inside IR35)

Are you passionate about building secure, scalable, and innovative cloud solutions? Do you have a strong view of “what good looks like” from a mature Cloud set-up, whilst enjoying the challenge of working in a greenfield Cloud landscape? If so, apply now for this Platform Engineer based in central London.

This role is to join an enterprise-scale business, and an instantly recognisable household name. Their Cloud strategy is in its infancy and they’re looking for a Platform Engineer to join their Engineering team.

You’ll need to be a self-starter, able to work on your own initiative, and thrive in an environment where you may not have all the answers immediately. The role will offer the Platform Engineer the opportunity to really make tangible contributions to the Cloud strategy and technical toolkit selection.

What you’ll do:

• Design, implement, and support Azure cloud infrastructure and services
• Define Cloud governance (policies, tagging strategies, etc)
• Automate deployments, monitoring, and management using Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform, or similar)
• Collaborate with DevOps, security, and development teams to ensure highly available, resilient, and secure solutions
• Optimise performance, cost, and scalability across cloud environments
• Troubleshoot complex issues and provide expert-level support for Azure-based workloads

What we’re looking for:

• A strong understand of platform engineering - repeatable patterns and processes
• Product & platform operating model experience - understanding of Product Owners, value chains, PaaS to product teams
• Experience with hub-and-spoke cloud architectures
• Exposure to working in multi-cloud environments (Azure primary)
• Scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)

It would a bonus if you had:

• Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, or equivalent)

If this sounds of interest, please apply today!

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

20-05-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English