Senior Azure Platform Engineer- SC Cleared

Searchability NS&D
Farnborough, GU14 7JT, United Kingdom
Today
£60,000 – £80,000 pa

Salary

£60,000 – £80,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (Today)

SENIOR AZURE PLATFROM ENGINEER- SC CLEARED

SENIOR AZURE PLATFROM ENGINEER
- Permanent opportunity for a Senior Azure Platform Engineer with active SC clearance and eligibility for DV Clearance.
- Salary up to £80,000 DOE
- Hybrid opportunity with Hampshire based offices
- To apply, please call Laura Jackson on , or email with an up-to-date CV.

WHO ARE WE?
We're hiring for Senior Azure Platform Engineers to join an SME delivering cutting-edge solutions for industry-leading Defence clients.

You'll have the opportunity to work across multiple high-impact, innovative and mission-critical projects, shaping solutions that make a real difference.

Due to the sensitive nature of the work, an active SC Clearence and eligibility for DV clearance is required.

THE SENIOR AZURE PLATFROM ENGINEER
- Active SC Clearance and eligibility for DV Clearance
- Hampshire Based or ability to travel 3 days/ week.
- Experience as in an Azure focused DevOps or Infrastructure Development role.

SENIOR AZURE PLATFORM ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure- covering AKS, VMs, Networking, Storage etc
- Ability to build scalable production level Azure environments
- Strong knowledge of networking concepts
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including configuration, scaling, and securing containerised applications in production environments.
- Expertise in IaC using tools like Terraform
- Strong experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD)

TO BE CONSIDERED:
Please either apply through this advert or emailing me directly on . For further information please call me: / . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS
PLATFORM ENGINEER, SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER, AZURE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AZURE ARCHITECT, AZURE CONSULTANT, CLOUD ENGINEER, ANSIBLE, TERRAFORM, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY, DV CLEARED, DV CLEARANCE, SECURITY CLEARED, NSD

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