Azure Platform Engineer – Contract – Fully Remote
We're seeking experienced Azure Platform Engineers to support a large-scale cloud and data platform transformation. This role sits within a modern Azure and Databricks environment where engineering quality, precision, and clear communication are critical.
Remote
Outisde IR35
6 months
Core Technical Requirements
- Strong hands‑on experience building and operating Azure cloud platforms
- Deep understanding of Azure compute, storage, networking, identity, resource organisation, and governance
- Experience implementing secure, scalable Azure environments following enterprise architectural standards
- Ability to design and support foundational platform components used by data and engineering teams
Terraform (Infrastructure‑as‑Code)
- Solid production experience delivering Azure infrastructure exclusively via Terraform
- Strong competency with module structure, state management, variable design, and code reuse
- Experience integrating Terraform with existing tooling and workflows for controlled deployments
- Ability to produce clean, maintainable, well‑structured Terraform code aligned to engineering best practice
Databricks
- Practical experience administering or engineering Databricks platforms
- Strong understanding of workspace configuration, cluster settings, compute policies, secrets, and access controls
- Knowledge of managing Databricks jobs, pipelines, and workspace resources in an enterprise setup
- Ability to work closely with data teams to ensure platform stability, performance, and governance
Unity Catalog
- Hands‑on experience with Unity Catalog for data governance, access control, and lineage
- Understanding of catalogs, schemas, tables, securable objects, and permission models
- Knowledge of migrating from legacy Hive Metastore to Unity Catalog
- Ability to implement structured governance frameworks across multiple Databricks workspaces
Please send me a copy of your CV if you're interested
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