Platform Engineer

Salary: £44,000 - 84,000 per year

Requirements:

• We need extensive experience operating at a senior technical level within complex IT environments.
• We need a strong track record of delivering cloud and infrastructure projects from inception to completion.
• We need deep expertise across Microsoft technologies, including Azure, Microsoft 365, virtualisation, networking, identity, and hybrid cloud platforms.
• We need experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code technologies such as PowerShell, Azure Automation, Terraform or Bicep.
• We need confidence managing live service environments and resolving escalated incidents through root cause analysis.
• We need experience working closely with third-party suppliers.
• We need a strong understanding of change management, governance, risk, and service stability.
• We need cloud experience.
• We need a project-driven, proactive, and delivery-focused approach.

Responsibilities:

• We take end-to-end ownership of infrastructure services across Group IT.
• We deliver and support secure, resilient Azure and hybrid cloud solutions aligned to business needs.
• We act as hands-on technical specialists, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving infrastructure across its full lifecycle.
• We design, implement, and optimise Azure infrastructure so our cloud services are secure, scalable, cost-effective, and aligned with best practice.
• We contribute to Azure governance, security, and operational excellence through Infrastructure as Code, automation, monitoring, and proactive service improvement.
• We help develop and evolve our cloud strategy using our operational and project delivery experience.
• We serve as a 4th Line escalation point for complex issues.
• We drive root cause analysis and implement long-term improvements that enhance service reliability and efficiency.

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• Microsoft 365
• PowerShell
• Security
• Terraform
• Office 365
• DevOps

More:

We are one of the UKs leading port and logistics companies, with substantial capital investment planned over the next five years as we work toward becoming the UKs leading port operator. We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain for our customers, and our investments are helping decarbonise our operations as we work toward Net Zero Port Operations by 2040. Much of our success depends on our facilities and technology, and we are committed to attracting the right talent to help our organisation grow. We offer a competitive salary, a strong track record of developing our people, and a wide range of flexible benefits including 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 10% matched pension contribution, salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work, critical illness insurance, gym membership, retail vouchers, and more. We also support learning and personal development, having provided over 50,000 hours of training last year, and we promote good physical and mental health through our Employee Assistance Programme.

last updated 30 week of 2026