Senior Azure Platform Engineer

Who we are

Our client is a world-leading reinsurance and risk management company, delivering comprehensive solutions across insurance, underwriting, and data-driven risk assessment. With a strong focus on innovation and long-term stability, they support clients in addressing complex risks and driving sustainable value in an ever-changing global landscape.

We are looking for a Senior Azure Platform Engineer to join our Big Data Analytics Platform (BDAP) team and contribute to the engineering and operation of secure, scalable and maintainable Azure platform capabilities in an enterprise environment. This role is focused on building infrastructure through code and enabling a reliable Data & Analytics platform.

What you'll be doing

• Design, develop and operate enterprise-grade Azure platform components using Terraform, PowerShell and Azure DevOps.
• Build and maintain secure and scalable Azure infrastructure supporting enterprise Data & Analytics workloads.
• Provision, configure, secure and integrate Azure Databricks and Azure Data Lake Storage within the broader Azure platform landscape.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, with a strong focus on reusable, maintainable and automated solutions.
• Apply software engineering principles to infrastructure and automation, including automated testing, code reviews, version management and reusable design.
• Design and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines using YAML, reusable templates, environments and approval mechanisms.
• Implement and maintain Azure networking concepts including VNets, hub-and-spoke architectures, private endpoints and Network Security Groups.
• Integrate Azure services with Microsoft Entra ID using managed identities, service principals, app registrations and role assignments.
• Take end-to-end ownership of platform changes, from implementation and testing through CI/CD, deployment, release and operational handover.
• Troubleshoot complex platform and infrastructure issues across Azure services, networking, identity and automation.
• Ensure platform solutions follow security, compliance, reliability and maintainability requirements.
• Provide knowledge transfer and technical support to other DevOps teams, Second Level Operations and Service Desk teams.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and contribute to automation-first engineering practices.

What you'll bring along

• Bachelor’s in Informatics or related field, or equivalent experience
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience engineering and operating enterprise cloud platforms, with strong experience in Microsoft Azure.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform.
• Advanced scripting/software development experience with PowerShell and/or Python, including automated testing, code reviews and artifact/version management.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, including CI/CD pipelines, YAML, reusable templates, environments and approvals.
• Practical experience with Azure Databricks and Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) from a platform/infrastructure perspective.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, including VNets, hub-and-spoke architectures, private endpoints and NSGs.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID integration, including managed identities, service principals, app registrations and role assignments.
• Strong software engineering mindset applied to infrastructure and automation.
• Ability to independently own technical topics and platform changes from development through production handover.
• Proactive, hands-on and solution-oriented mindset, combined with strong troubleshooting and systems-level thinking.
• Fluent spoken and written business English; German language skills are highly appreciated.
• Clear and concise communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English

Nice to Have

• Experience with additional Azure services such as Azure AI Search, Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Data Factory.
• Experience with observability and monitoring technologies such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.
• Previous experience working in regulated enterprise environments, ideally within the insurance/reinsurance industry.