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Senior Azure Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing
Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE
fulltime
Mid-Senior
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Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and scale enterprise-grade

Azure cloud environments

for a leading organisation.

This role focuses on enabling

AI-driven applications

through secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud platforms.

You will be responsible for building foundational cloud infrastructure, implementing Infrastructure as Code, and integrating Azure AI services while ensuring strong governance, performance, and cost optimisation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement Azure landing zone architectures for enterprise-scale environments
  • Build and manage Terraform-driven infrastructure to ensure consistency and reusability
  • Integrate and operationalise Azure AI services (OpenAI, AI Search, related services)
  • Manage API lifecycle and connectivity using Azure APIM and/or Kong
  • Design secure and scalable network architectures (VNETs, Private Endpoints, Firewalls)
  • Implement FinOps strategies to monitor and optimise cloud spend
  • Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks for performance and reliability
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or equivalent) for infrastructure and applications
  • Collaborate with application teams to support scalable AI and digital workloads

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Azure cloud engineering
  • Strong hands-on expertise in Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
  • Experience working with Azure AI services / OpenAI / AI Foundry
  • Strong knowledge of cloud networking and security architecture
  • Experience with API management platforms (APIM/Kong)
  • Exposure to FinOps practices and cost optimisation strategies
  • Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred)
  • Strong problem-solving and system design capabilities
  • Ability to work in complex, enterprise environments

Halian Group

With over 28 years of experience, we have come to understand that innovation is the only way to provide agile, practical solutions that transform businesses and careers.

Our resourcing and smart services help you to realise tomorrow's potential.

Discover the amazing things possible when you bring the right people and the right technologies together.

At Halian, we recognise that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential to building high-performing teams for our clients.

We are committed to connecting organisations with top talent from all backgrounds, ensuring that every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them unique.

Senior Azure Platform Engineer in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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