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Azure Platform Engineer

Salt
, UAE
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Mid-Senior
AED 23,600/month
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  • 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 analyzing 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.

Requirements

  • 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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