European Union Work type: Office/Remote Technical Level: Middle Job Category: Software Development Project: We are looking for an experienced Platforms/Infrastructure Engineer to join a global technology environment and take responsibility for the design, operation, security, and continuous improvement of Microsoft Azure and hybrid infrastructure platforms. The role combines strong Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, Windows/Linux Server, Infrastructure as Code, automation, security, observability, and platform operations expertise. The engineer will help design and maintain secure Azure landing zones, support integral infrastructure services and business-critical environments, and act as an escalation point for complex platform issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, maintain, and optimise Microsoft Azure infrastructure and hybrid cloud environments.
- Design and maintain secure Azure landing zones, platform guardrails, policies, subscription structures, namingstandards, and access controls.
- Manage and improve Microsoft Entra ID services, including RBAC, PIM, Conditional Access, MFA, SSO, SCIM, administrative units, and identity governance.
- Build, harden, patch, maintain, and decommission Windows Server and Linux workloads across Azure, VMware/ESXi, Azure Local/HCI, colocation, and on-premises environments.
- Support patching and lifecycle management, including virtual patching approaches for legacy operating systems where standard patching is not possible.
- Design and deploy infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, primarily Terraform and Bicep, as well as ARMtemplates.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using PowerShell, Azure Automation Runbooks, JSON, andYAML.
- Support Azure Automation Runbooks across cloud and hybrid environments, including Hybrid Worker configurations.
- Monitor platform health, capacity, availability, and performance using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Managed Grafana, and related observability solutions.
- Ensure platform security and compliance through security hardening, CIS baselines, vulnerability remediation, identity controls, and certificate lifecycle management.
- Manage patching, upgrades, and infrastructure lifecycle activities using Azure Update Manager and automation.
- Participate in incident and problem management, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implementation of long-term solutions.
- Act as an escalation point and subject-matter expert for Azure, Entra ID, and server infrastructure.
- Support highly available and resilient platforms using SRE principles, including HA, load balancing, resilience engineering, and continuous improvement.
- Participate in an on-call rotation and occasional out-of-hours support for critical global services. Must-Have Technical Skills:
- Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, RBAC, SSO, SCIM, and identity governance - Windows Server 2016-2025 - Terraform and Bicep - ARM templates - PowerShell - Azure Automation Runbooks and Hybrid Worker environments - Azure governance, secure landing zones,
and platform security - Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Azure Managed Grafana - Server and cloud security hardening - Patch and lifecycle management, including legacy OS / virtual patching scenarios Experience Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional IT experience.
- 3+ years of hands‑on cloud and infrastructure engineering experience, particularly with Microsoft Azure andhybrid environments.
- Proven experience supporting large and complex enterprise environments.
- Experience working across distributed/global teams.
- Experience with ITIL-aligned operations, including Incident, Problem, Change, Request Fulfilment, and ServiceTransition.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment and manage priorities with minimal supervision.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Experience in financial services, insurance, or a similarly complex enterprise environment is preferred.
- Relevant Microsoft Azure certification(s) are required.
Nice to Have
- Azure networking: VNets, NSGs, firewalls, private endpoints, and routing.
- VMware / ESXi and Azure Local / HCI.
- Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise.CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment.
- Jira and Confluence.
- Experience with cloud cost optimisation, forecasting, and consumption management. We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible - A competitive salary and good compensation package - Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more) - Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
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