Azure DevOps Platform Engineer

Azure DevOps Platform Engineer

(Contract - 6 Months) £600 per day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK Only)

We are partnering with a globally recognised health technology organisation to recruit an experienced Azure DevOps / Platform Engineer for an initial 6-month contract. This role sits within a high-performing Cloud Engineering team, working on secure, scalable, cloud-native systems that support critical, real-world applications.

This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful, high-impact work while helping shape a modern Azure platform with a strong focus on security, automation, and reliability.

The Role You will join a collaborative team of six engineers, taking ownership of designing, building, and operating Azure-based platforms. This role requires a hands-on engineer who can deliver well-structured, production-grade infrastructure using Terraform, with minimal oversight.

All infrastructure is defined as code and deployed via CI/CD pipelines, with a strong emphasis on modular design, maintainability, and alignment to business rules.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage Azure infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Develop reusable Terraform modules aligned to business and security requirements
• Implement and enforce Azure security controls and policies
• Lead platform security initiatives across Azure environments
• Contribute to observability, alerting, and Site Reliability Engineering practices
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver resilient and scalable solutions

Security & Platform Focus Areas

• Implement perimeter security using Azure Front Door WAF, including OWASP Top 10 protection and bot mitigation
• Analyse WAF rules, manage false positives, and work with stakeholders to refine policies
• Define and enforce Azure Policies for consistent firewall and network security standards
• Secure AKS environments, including container scanning, alerting, and remediation
• Transition from Azure security defaults to structured Conditional Access policies with staged rollout
• Implement Entra ID P2 controls for risky sign-ins, including monitoring and alerting
• Secure CI/CD pipelines through network restrictions and managed identities
• Audit and respond to risky sign-ins and identity threats
• Analyse and remediate Microsoft Defender high and critical vulnerabilities
• Implement and manage Azure Sentinel for security monitoring and auditing
• Consolidate security auditing into unified reporting frameworks

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (certification required)
• HashiCorp Terraform certification and proven expertise in Terraform
• Kubernetes certification and experience with AKS
• Deep understanding of DevOps and platform engineering principles
• Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and SRE concepts

Why Apply

• £600 per day, Outside IR35
• Fully remote within the UK
• Work with a mission-driven, highly respected health tech organisation
• Modern cloud environment with cutting-edge tooling
• High-impact work within a supportive and skilled engineering team

If you are a hands-on DevOps or Platform Engineer with strong Azure and Terraform expertise, and you are looking for a contract where you can make a real impact, we would like to hear from you.