Lead Platform Engineer

Posted 27 June by Method Resourcing

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£80,000 - £85,000 per annum

London , South East England

Permanent, full-time

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£80,000 - £85,000 per annum

London , South East England

Permanent, full-time

Method Resourcing have partnered with a leading analytics company within the entertainment industry who are looking for a Lead Platform Engineer.

Company Overview: Join a dynamic and rapidly evolving team where innovation meets infrastructure excellence. We are seeking a motivated Lead Platform Engineer with a strong Azure background to drive our cloud-native initiatives and ensure the scalability and resilience of our solutions. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of projects in a supportive and inclusive environment committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I).

Key Responsibilities:

Design, deploy, and manage scalable and resilient cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure.
Implement infrastructure as code (IaC), networking, security best practices, back-ups, key vaults, and monitoring using ARM templates.
Configure and lead the use of Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD tools for release pipelines and environment management.
Proactively manage capacity and performance, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and automation.
Implement security controls such as IAM, encryption, and compliance standards to ensure data security and integrity.
Provision and manage IaaS and PaaS resources including storage accounts, networks, Azure SQL, VMs, and Azure Data Factory.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimise cloud resources and enhance operational efficiency.

Required Skills and Experience:

Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure, including hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, infrastructure monitoring, and environment management.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python for automation tasks.
Strong knowledge of cloud computing concepts, security best practices, and cloud networking.
Experience with data engineering and analytics platforms such as Azure Data Factory and Databricks.
Familiarity with SQL Server management in both IaaS and PaaS implementations.
Ability to work in a dynamic environment with a proactive and go-getter attitude.

Desired Skills:

Experience with other cloud platforms like AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect).
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes

Reference: 52971919

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