Azure Platform Engineer

• Azure Platform Engineer
• Up to £690 p/d Inside IR35
• 1-2 days a week in London
• Must hold SC Clearance

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Hays are now looking for an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to help us integrate a mobile application with a Kubernetes‑based backend. This role requires a strong blend of cloud architecture expertise, DevOps maturity, and application integration capabilities. You'll be the key link between mobile application needs and secure, scalable, cloud‑native infrastructure on Azure.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing, deploying, and operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments that support mobile application workloads.
• Integrating mobile applications with backend services using Azure API Management and related Azure integration components.
• Building cloud‑native solutions using Azure Functions, Event Grid, Service Bus, and other Azure services.
• Implementing secure and scalable networking patterns using VNets, private endpoints, Application Gateway, WAF, and load balancers.
• Managing identity and access across platforms with Azure AD, Managed Identities, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect.
• Creating and maintaining containerized microservices using Docker, Helm, Kustomize, or similar tools.
• Implementing and optimising observability stacks with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Azure Monitor.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams-including mobile developers, backend engineers, and security teams-to deliver end‑to‑end platform integrations.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience working in Azure Cloud, particularly with AKS and cloud‑native patterns.
• Proven background in containerization and managing production‑grade Kubernetes clusters.
• Hands‑on experience with deployment templating tools such as Helm or Kustomize.
• Solid understanding of Azure networking and security best practices.
• Familiarity with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd, Open Service Mesh).
• Strong grasp of authentication and authorization standards (OAuth2, OIDC).
• Experience implementing robust monitoring, logging, and tracing across distributed systems.
• Ability to work closely with mobile engineering teams and translate app requirements into scalable cloud architectures.

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