Azure Platform Engineer Avanade is the perfect stage to bring your thoughtful, energetic, and curious approach to technology consulting. Our talented Azure Platform Practice consists of some of the most dedicated and passionate in the field and we plan to grow! With Avanade, you will be focusing on the Azure Public Cloud, Edge and Hybrid and working with the newest Microsoft technologies on exciting client projects. If you like pushing boundaries by outsmarting challenges, read on! 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 150 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. 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. 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. * You have extensive experience in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) 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 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 [1] 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 [2] 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 Learn more To Learn more about the types of projects our Infrastructure team works on check out these case studies: * [3] Home Group keeps customer data safe * [4] Landmark Information Group finds a new home for its data in the cloud * [5] Learn more about the Newcastle Engineering Hub here * [6] Mangata Networks enters strategic partnership with Avanade to co-develop global Microsoft AI-enabled edge-to-cloud services with satellite connectivity Interested in knowing what's going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs: * [7] Avanade Insights - exchange ideas that drive tomorrow's innovation * [8] Inside Avanade - explore what life is like working at Avanade References Visible links 1. https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/career/benefits 2. https://www.avanade.com/en-us/about-avanade/inclusion-and-diversity 3. https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/clients/home-group-cloud-migration 4. https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/clients/landmark-cloud-native 5. https://www.avanade.com/en/career/engineering-hubs?videoid=6316419377112 6. https://www.avanade.com/en/media-center/press-releases/avanade-partnership-mangata 7. https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/avanade-insights 8. https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/inside-avanade