Hybrid 2 days onsite based in Dublin city center.
Our High Profile Client seeks a Platform Architect to lead the design, development, and management of its Cloud Azure platform and DevOps. This hands‑on role requires deep expertise in Azure or AWS, DevOps, and cloud‑native technologies, supporting client’s digital transformation and growth strategy
Key Responsibilities
Own and drive the roadmap, capabilities, and governance of client’s Azure-based DevOps and Cloud Platform.
Analyse, design, and optimise DevOps and cloud engineering practices across teams.
Implement automation solutions using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Terraform, and Azure‑native services.
Champion best practices in software development, cloud operations, IaC, CI/CD, observability, cost management, and security.
Establish and maintain CI/CD environments to accelerate delivery and platform evolution.
Provide expert guidance to development, platform, and operations teams throughout the project lifecycle.
Monitor and manage technical operations and platform reliability using Azure‑native tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Defender for Cloud).
Providing expertise to ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and compliant, aligned with enterprise architecture.
Develop reusable patterns, reference architectures, and automation frameworks to standardise platform usage.
5+ years’ experience in systems/solutions architecture, with strong exposure to cloud-native and hybrid enterprise environments.
Deep architectural knowledge of Azure Cloud Platform, including core services, PaaS, Azure DevOps, Landing Zones, and governance.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (preferably Azure DevOps; Jenkins also valuable).
Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for Azure resource deployment.
Experience with artefact management, release engineering, and automated software delivery.
Good knowledge of cloud networking (VNETs, private endpoints, load balancers, DNS, firewalls, hybrid connectivity).
Systems integration experience across multi‑vendor and multi‑cloud platforms.
Working knowledge of at least one API Gateway (Azure API Management preferred).
Experience with container platforms (Kubernetes, AKS, Docker).
Familiarity with Atlassian toolset (JIRA, Confluence)
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.
Experience mentoring technical staff and guiding teams through cloud transformation.
Strong problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple workstreams.
Fluent in English (written and verbal).
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes/AKS, Docker Swarm).
Experience with Database DevOps/DB CI/CD tooling (e.g., Liquibase).
Knowledge of the insurance or financial services industry.
Working knowledge of German an asset.
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
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