Senior Azure Engineer

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Azure DevOps & Cloud Platform , Terraforms , Docker MSSQL PostgreSQL) UK Remote

Build the Infrastructure Behind Critical SaaS Platforms

We are working with a leading technology organisation delivering large-scale, business-critical SaaS solutions to customers across the UK and internationally.

As part of continued growth, they are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a project-focused engineering team responsible for designing, automating and deploying highly available cloud infrastructure and application delivery pipelines.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Azure Infrastructure Engineer, Platform Engineer or DevOps Engineer looking to work with modern cloud technologies, Infrastructure as Code and Kubernetes at scale.

You'll play a key role in delivering complex projects, mentoring colleagues and helping shape engineering best practices across a sophisticated cloud environment.

The Opportunity

Working alongside architects, developers and fellow infrastructure engineers, you will be responsible for building and maintaining cloud infrastructure that supports high-volume, customer-facing SaaS applications.

You'll contribute throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring infrastructure is delivered using modern automation practices and aligned to established architectural standards.

This role offers a strong blend of project delivery, infrastructure engineering, automation, mentoring and operational support.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering

Design, build and deploy cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.

Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines for infrastructure and applications.

Deploy new platforms, services and environments.

Ensure infrastructure aligns with architectural standards and engineering best practices.

Support project delivery through high-quality, scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions.

Continuously improve deployment processes and engineering efficiency.

DevOps & Automation

Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines.

Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.

Drive standardisation and repeatability across deployment processes.

Support cloud-native applications and containerised workloads.

Operational Support

Provide 4th-line technical support and infrastructure escalation when required.

Participate in an on-call rota supporting critical systems and services.

Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking and platform issues.

Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation.

Team Collaboration & Mentoring

Mentor and support other members of the Infrastructure Engineering team.

Share best practices and promote engineering excellence.

Collaborate with architects, developers and project teams to deliver successful outcomes.

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the wider technology function.

Technical Environment

You will work extensively across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, including:

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Application Gateway

Azure API Management (APIM)

Azure Service Bus

Azure SQL Server

Azure PostgreSQL

Azure Monitoring and Diagnostic Services

You will also have significant exposure to:

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Docker

Helm Charts

Packer

Ansible

Bash Scripting

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD Pipelines

Cloud Security & Compliance

About You

Essential Experience

We're looking for someone with:

Strong experience designing and supporting enterprise cloud infrastructure in Azure.

Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Strong DevOps and Infrastructure as Code expertise.

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.