Platform Engineer (Azure)
Preston, Lancashire
£55k + great benefits

Are you a cloud infrastructure professional who enjoys building robust, scalable platforms and enabling teams to move faster and safer in the cloud? We’re working with a well-established and growing technology organisation that delivers critical systems across the transport sector.

As part of continued growth, they’re looking for a Platform Engineer to support their Cloud Engineering function, with a strong focus on Azure, automation, and Infrastructure as Code. This is a hands-on role where you’ll play a key part in shaping and expanding the organisation’s Azure Landing Zone and supporting the migration of workloads into Azure.

What you’ll be doing
Supporting the design, build, and ongoing improvement of the Azure Landing Zone environment
Working closely with the Software Manager and cloud engineering team to adapt and create Terraform scripts
Extending and enhancing the Azure Landing Zone Accelerator to meet enterprise and security requirements
Helping migrate workloads from third-party hosting environments into Azure
Ensuring cloud infrastructure is secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with best practice
Supporting teams by providing reliable platform foundations for application deployment
Contributing to automation, standardisation, and continuous improvement across the cloud estate

What we’re looking for
Experience working in a Platform Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or similar infrastructure-focused role
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure in enterprise-grade environments
Solid knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), particularly Terraform
Experience building or supporting Azure Landing Zones or shared cloud platforms
Understanding of networking, identity, security, and governance in Azure
Experience supporting or delivering cloud migration projects
Ability to collaborate with software and engineering teams in a fast-moving environment

Nice to have (but not essential)
Experience with Azure Landing Zone Accelerator or similar frameworks
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment
Exposure to regulated or safety-critical environments
Experience supporting hybrid or multi-environment architectures

Why this role?
You’ll be joining a technically strong and collaborative engineering team working on systems that genuinely matter, supporting critical transport infrastructure used by thousands of people every day. The role offers real scope to influence cloud architecture decisions, develop your skills further, and work on complex, meaningful projects.

This is primarily an office-based role in Preston, with some flexibility for remote working depending on the project and team needs.