Azure Platform Engineer

Role: Azure Platform Engineer

Location: London, UK(Hybrid)

Duration: 3-6 Months Contract-

The Platform Engineer is responsible for continued enhancement, delivery, and support of Azure environment as the business moves forwards with its digital transformation.

We are seeking a highly resourceful and independent professional to support the divestiture of Ki-Insurance.

The ideal candidate will possess strong troubleshooting skills, experience with Windows Server OS and networking.

They will have the ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within a dynamic project team.

This role requires adaptability, initiative, and a problem-solving mindset to navigate complex challenges in a fast-paced environment

Principal Accountabilities:

Development and support of Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery processes, using Azure DevOps, and aligned to best practice.

• Management and use of existing as well as development of new Infrastructure-as-Code, using Terraform, building pipelines and testable secure infrastructure for deploying applications in the cloud.

• Work as part of a project team to assist in the copy / migration of azure based applications. 

• Resolve problems at their root with simple and repeatable solutions.

• Provide guidance to the wider Platform, Software, and Data Engineering teams.

• Consideration of TCO of deployed solutions, and good cost management of the platform.

• Develop tools and processes that drive and improve customer experience through automation.

• Produce design documentation of Cloud solutions and for services being deployed in Azure.

• Work with Brit’s Customers, and product & engineering teams to build long-term solutions.

• Collaborate and build tools that enable teams to operate safely at high speed and wide scale

Regulatory Conduct Rules:

1. Act with integrity.

2. Act with due skill, care, and diligence.

3. Be open and co-operative with Lloyd’s, the FCA, the PRA, and other regulators.

4. Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly.

5. Observe proper standards of market conduct.

Education, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve Azure related issues independently.

• Familiarity with Windows Server OS (Linux experience beneficial)

• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to converse directly with our business.

• Experience with programming and scripting languages especially PowerShell, Terraform, YAML and Ansible.

• CI tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

• Pipeline builds, release packaging and artefact management.

• Enterprise-wide agile methodologies and practices.

• Configuration management software like Ansible or PowerShell DSC.

• Developing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, ARM, Ansible.

• Implementing monitoring and fail over strategies.

• An understanding of static and dynamic security testing tools good understanding of Security and systems best practices.

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience