Senior Azure Platform Engineer – Azure Trusted Research Environment (TRE)

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• You'll bring a blend of technical depth, commercial awareness and leadership capability, with the confidence to engage equally with engineers, researchers, architects and executive stakeholders. Essential Skills & Experience • Extensive hands-on experience designing and delivering Microsoft Azure solutions in enterprise environments. • Strong expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code. • Significant experience building and operating GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling. • Strong Python and Bash scripting capability. • Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes and containerised platforms. • Deep understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Conditional Access and Zero Trust security models. • Experience designing secure cloud networking architectures and private connectivity patterns. • Proven ability to engage senior client stakeholders and lead technical discussions at executive level. • Experience contributing to technical proposals, business development activities or service creation. • Excellent communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills. • A curious mindset with a passion for innovation, continuous learning and emerging technologies including AI-assisted engineering. Desirable Skills & Experience • Azure Landing Zones and Cloud Adoption Framework. • Experience within healthcare, NHS, life sciences or other highly regulated environments. • Familiarity with SATRE (Standard Architecture for Trusted Research Environments). • Experience with Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric or Microsoft Purview. • Open-source software development and community engagement experience. • Exposure to React, Playwright, Porter Bundles or similar modern development frameworks. • Knowledge of Trusted Research Environments, secure data platforms or research computing environments. Preferred Certifications • AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect Expert • AZ-104 Azure Administrator • AZ-400 Azure DevOps Engineer Expert • AZ-500 Azure Security Engineer Associate Why This Role Is Different Unlike traditional platform engineering positions, this role combines: • Open-source product stewardship. • Direct collaboration with Microsoft engineering teams. • Strategic influence over a nationally significant research platform. • Client-facing architecture and advisory responsibilities. • Commercial and business development engagement. • The opportunity to directly support healthcare innovation and improved patient outcomes. This is an ideal opportunity for a senior Azure engineer, cloud architect or platform lead looking to move beyond project delivery and help shape the future of secure research platforms at scale. #LI-NP1 #LI-RB8

Skills:

• Azure

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