Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud/DevOps)

Slalom Consulting; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud/DevOps)

Senior Platform Engineer I Azure Cloud I DevOps I Terraform

Manchester/Hybrid

Slalom is a global, human-centric business and technology consulting firm. We specialise in partnering with organisations that aspire to excellence, helping them tackle complex challenges and achieve transformative results through strategy, technology, and business transformation services. By prioritising people, Slalom creates a unique consulting experience, with a team of strategists and engineers delivering practical, end-to-end solutions that drive impactful outcomes for our clients.

Our Platform Engineering team builds the secure automation capabilities that enable our application teams and engineers to unveil their products to the world. Our goal is to create platforms that make products smart, secure, and fast, while minimising toil. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our Manchester practice.

Life as a Senior Platform Engineer:

As a Platform Engineer, you will implement complex automation tasks and cloud architecture components for a given solution. Your role is to provide velocity for platform and environment enablement for developers through leveraging a DevOps mindset and focus. Specifically, you will:

Responsibilities:

1. Lead in the design, implementation, and management of cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
2. Support development teams with the integration of applications with cloud services.
3. Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues, escalating more complex problems as needed.
4. Contribute to the development and maintenance of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform.
5. Enhance CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes by using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
6. Stay current with the latest Cloud technologies and best practices.
7. Promote our people-first mentality, encourage well-being, and advocate for diversity & inclusion across our teams.

What You'll Bring:

1. Experience in a Cloud Engineer or DevOps role, with a focus on Microsoft Azure.
2. A good understanding of cloud architecture, services, and deployment models.
3. Proficient with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, or similar tools.
4. Working knowledge with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or ARM templates.
5. Experienced in DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines and version control systems.
6. Good problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Want to learn more?

We would love to hear from you! Slalom prides itself on helping our team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in our team members with competitive and innovative benefit programs and services that meet the unique needs of our diverse workforce. If you require any assistance with regards to reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us - we will always be happy to help.