Platform Solution Architect (IaC and Dev)

Purpose of the Role

Define the architecture and engineering patterns for the core platform that other teams build on, including the AI platform foundation.

This is a hands-on architecture role spanning infrastructure-as-code, deployment standards and operational design.

Key Responsibilities

• Define reference architectures and reusable IaC patterns for Azure workloads, and configuration-as-code patterns for Microsoft 365.
• Set standards for CI/CD, GitOps, secret rotation, and image registry strategy.
• Design observability and operational tooling that delivery teams plug into from day one.
• Review incoming workloads (including the AI platform) for fit with platform and security standards.
• Partner with engineers to keep architecture hands-on and implementable, not just documented.
• Take an AI-first approach to the work, using agentic AI tooling as the default way of building and delivering.
• Work in an iterative, board-tracked flow (Azure DevOps Boards or GitHub Projects), with peer code review as standard practice.
• Keep clear architecture and technical documentation current as part of the definition of done.

Required Skills and Experience

• Hands-on solution or platform architecture experience on Azure with a strong IaC focus (Terraform or Bicep) in large corporation/organisation.
• Hands-on engineering background; comfortable writing and reviewing infrastructure code.
• Deep knowledge of AKS, networking, identity and Azure security patterns.
• Experience defining CI/CD and GitOps standards for multiple teams.
• Ability to balance standardisation with enabling delivery teams.
• Comfortable challenging technical decisions and proposing future-proof solutions, open to market innovation.
• Education: degree in Computer Science or similar.
• Language: Good English language skills (Mandatory)

Nice to Have

• Experience designing for scale-to-zero and cost-efficient operations.
• Exposure to AI or data platform workloads.
• FinOps-aware architecture decisions.