Azure Platform Engineer – Databricks, Terraform, Hybrid

TalkTalk; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Salford is seeking a Platform Engineer to design and maintain Azure infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, experience with Databricks and Terraform, and a collaborative mindset. This role offers flexible hybrid working, generous benefits including a competitive pension scheme, private healthcare, and 25 annual leave days plus more.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working

Generous holiday package

Private healthcare

Competitive pension scheme

Free broadband for all employees

3 paid volunteering days a year

Qualifications

• Proven expertise with Microsoft Azure (networking, security, storage, compute).
• Strong proficiency in Databricks with hands-on Scala (Spark) and PySpark.
• Deep experience with Terraform for Azure resource deployment and governance.
• Hands-on with Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML, agents, service connections).
• Understanding of Azure Active Directory / Entra ID, RBAC, and service principals.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging in Azure (Log Analytics, Monitor, Application Insights).
• Experience in large-scale enterprise environments and agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Azure infrastructure with Terraform.
• Develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
• Work with Databricks to support ingestion frameworks.
• Implement secure connectivity and monitor platform reliability.

Skills

Microsoft Azure expertise

Databricks proficiency

Terraform for Azure

Azure DevOps pipelines

Problem-solving skills

Collaboration skills

Job description

A leading telecommunications company in Salford is seeking a Platform Engineer to design and maintain Azure infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, experience with Databricks and Terraform, and a collaborative mindset. This role offers flexible hybrid working, generous benefits including a competitive pension scheme, private healthcare, and 25 annual leave days plus more.