Azure Platform Engineer
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Description
Job Title - Azure Platform Engineer
Salary - Max AED 23,600 Per Month
Contract Length - 1 Year (Extendable)
Location - TBC
Start Date - ASAP
**Must be an immediate joiner or can start within 2 weeks**
I am working with a client who are a specialist AI and data consultancy dedicated to transforming the regional corporate landscape through bespoke, high-impact intelligent systems. Based in the UAE, we partner with organizations across diverse sectors—with a deep-rooted expertise in Financial Services and Banking—to bridge the gap between complex data and actionable business strategy.
The Azure Platform Engineer role is a strategic "Greenfield" position focused on architecting the foundational Azure ecosystem for a major FinTech enterprise. You will be responsible for designing and deploying a secure, automated, and AI-ready cloud infrastructure from the ground up, balancing cutting-edge Azure OpenAI integration and Terraform standardization.
Your responsibilities as the Azure Platform Engineer include:
- Architected and deployed production-ready Azure environments from scratch using a landing zone approach.
- Integrate and manage Azure AI services (OpenAI, AI Search, Document Intelligence, Content Safety) to support AI-driven application development.
- Standardize all deployments using Terraform to ensure consistency and modularity.
- Manage API lifecycles using Azure APIM and Kong, ensuring secure and performant communication between services.
- Proactively manage cloud costs by analyzing SKUs and implementing advanced monitoring/alerting to prevent budget overruns.
- Design automated GitHub Workflows to enable seamless CI/CD for both infrastructure and application code.
Requirements
What you need to have:
- 5+ years' experience with Azure Cloud Platform.
- Expert-level Terraform skills.
- Familiarity with Azure AI Foundry and OpenAI Service.
- Expert knowledge of Network Architecture (VNETs, Peering, Firewalls, Private Links).
- Hands-on experience with Azure APIM or Kong.
- Proven ability to create professional Cloud Architecture Diagrams and provide Solutions Architecture guidance.
Thanks,
Ollie