Azure Platform Engineer

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 analysing 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.

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.

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