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Senior Azure Platform Engineer
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Appvia
Senior Azure Platform Engineer
London
Hybrid
Description
Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
As a Senior Cloud Consultant, you will play a crucial role in guiding our customers on their journey to cloud and DevOps maturity. Leveraging your expertise in cloud technologies and best practices, you will work closely with clients to architect, implement, and optimise solutions tailored to their unique needs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and deliver exceptional value to our customers.
Requirements
About you
You’ll be passionate about new technology and automation, and experienced in working in an Engineering Team in Agile and DevOps best practices. You’ll also be able to talk to us about your:
Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices
Ability to collaborate with people of all levels of technical ability
Understanding of industry best practices
Project Management experience
Fantastic people skills, including the ability to motivate a team towards a common goal
Responsibilities
Collaborate with clients to assess their current infrastructure, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop tailored cloud and DevOps strategies.
Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure cloud-native solutions leveraging industry best practices and cutting-edge technologies.
Lead the implementation of CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices to streamline development and deployment processes.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
Engage with stakeholders to understand business requirements, prioritise initiatives, and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
Provide input to Statements of Work (SOW) and lead on small projects, ensuring deliverables are met within scope, budget, and timeline.
Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing and DevOps, contributing to internal knowledge sharing and thought leadership initiatives.
Skills
Platform Engineering: Proficiency in designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and secure cloud platforms.
Automation: Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
Container Orchestration: Knowledge of container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) and their managed counterparts (e.g., EKS, AKS, GKE).
Public Cloud Expertise: Understanding of cloud services, architecture, and best practices in one or more major public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
DevOps Practices: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker).
Experience
Project Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading and delivering cloud migration, optimisation, or transformation projects.
Client-Facing Experience: Proven track record of engaging with clients, understanding their requirements, and delivering solutions that exceed expectations.
Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and drive consensus.
Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying abreast of industry trends, participating in professional development activities, and obtaining relevant certifications.
Qualifications
Certification in relevant cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) at an associate level is highly desirable, e.g.:
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Certification in Kubernetes administration is desirable:
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKSS)
Benefits
What’s on offer?
💰 We are generous - you’ll be compensated fairly for your role (dependant on role this could mean a blend of salary, commission, stock options & company bonus)
🎂 We celebrate you - you’ll get the day-off for your Birthday, plus your 25 days annual leave and the 8 bank hols
📈 We win together - non commission based roles receive a company & individual performance based bonus
🏥 We take health & wellbeing seriously - you’ll get health Insurance including a dental element for yourself, and can choose to add family members to your policy. Life assurance, enhanced Employee Assist Programme, cycle to work scheme and a paid subscription to Headspace App
✨ We’re mindful - you’ll have flexibility to work from our dog-friendly Barbican office, your home
or a combination of both - with flex hours to make work & home, work well
🎒We want you to grow - you’ll be joining an exceptional team who will help you shape the career you’re dreaming of, each Appvian has access to an individual training budget
🎉 We’re fun - we sponsor regular team socials, board game nights, Cloud Unplugged meetups and more!
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Appvia
Senior Azure Platform Engineer
London
This role has expired