Azure Platform Engineer - Closing date 14th June

at  Avanade

Come join us
The Azure Platform Practice underpins what Avanade does best: delivering outstanding, complex projects with global impact. We specialise in creating and managing resilient and secure cloud foundations. From enterprise scale landing zones to data and application platforms, we are dedicated in ensuring our clients a seamless journey to the cloud - whether it’s migrating existing systems to aid in datacenter exits, to developing new cloud-native solutions, or optimising an existing cloud presence. Innovation and client satisfaction is in our DNA.
Our team is a fast-growing, diverse group of more than 15 passionate enthusiasts and specialists in Azure technologies. We actively acknowledge and reward quality, encourage learning and have a strong focus on the career and development opportunities of all our people, making sure our employees are proud of working at Avanade is central to us!
Together we do what matters.
Skills and experiences
* You can solve complex technical challenges with cloud solutions, automation, scripting and DevOps.

• You have great communication and interpersonal skills - you’ve worked directly with clients, alongside a team of consultants, or within a client team and can communicate hard concepts so everyone understands.

• You have experience working with a range of Cloud Platform components at the control layer - from on-premises infrastructure to PaaS, Edge and Cloud Native.

• You are proficient in deploying infrastructure leveraging Azure DevOps, BICEP and Terraform.

• You are comfortable working collaboratively in large and small teams to design and implement solutions.
  About you
  Characteristics that can spell success for this role

• Analytical, curious, agile

• Team player and good communicator
• Problem-solver, patient, quality-driven
• Self-motivating
• Innovative mindset

What you’ll do

• Use your deep knowledge of Azure cloud services to create resilient, scalable and secure cloud environments covering the full breadth of the Azure platform and deployed through Infrastructure-as-Code.

• Design and implement Azure Landing Zones to establish a scalable, secure and compliant foundation for deploying cloud services.

• Work on complex migrations for on-premises infrastructure, applications, and databases to Azure, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
• Develop solutions for Edge and Hybrid scenarios by integrating Azure Stack and other technologies to extend Azure capabilities to on-premises environments and edge devices.

• Architect and deploy Cloud Native solutions using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, and Azure DevOps.
  Enjoy your career
  Some of the best things about working at Avanade

• Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row)

• Exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)

• Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally

• Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth

• Engaged and helpful co-workers genuinely interested in you

Find out more about some of our benefits here .
A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!

We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page.

Create a future for our people that focuses on

• Expanding your thinking * Experimenting courageously * Learning and pivoting

Inspire greatness in our people by

• Empowering every voice * Encouraging boldness * Celebrating progress

Accelerate the impact of our people by

• Amazing the client * Prioritizing what matters * Acting as one

• Use your deep knowledge of Azure cloud services to create resilient, scalable and secure cloud environments covering the full breadth of the Azure platform and deployed through Infrastructure-as-Code