Azure - Platform Engineer

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Azure Platform Engineer – Contract - Edinburgh

Edinburgh / Hybrid (2 days onsite per week)

Up to £625 per day

6-month initial contract

Inside IR35

Bright Purple is seeking a skilled Azure Platform Engineer for an exciting contract role with a leading financial services organisation in Edinburgh. This position focuses on infrastructure as code, automation, and cloud engineering to support both existing and future applications.

Key Responsibilities

Enable and optimise application deployments on Azure

Automate Azure environments using Terraform

Build secure, scalable environments for code storage, deployment, and protection

Contribute to cloud strategy and architecture

What You’ll Bring

Proven expertise in Microsoft Azure (ideally within financial services)

Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code

Knowledge of Kubernetes for container orchestration

Exposure to AWS or GCP is a strong advantage

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud solutions within a collaborative, forward-thinking environment.

If this sounds like the right fit, APPLY NOW.

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer. We’re proud to partner with clients who share our commitment to diversity and inclusion across the tech industry

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