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Platforms/Infrastructure Engineer
Location: European Union
Department: Innovation Group Team
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 global 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, naming standards, 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:
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
- Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, RBAC, SSO, SCIM, and identity governance
- Windows Server 2016-2025
- Linux - RHEL / Ubuntu
- 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
- Hybrid cloud / on-premises infrastructure
Experience Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional IT experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on cloud and infrastructure engineering experience, particularly with Microsoft Azure and hybrid 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 Service Transition.
- 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
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers
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