Procentia, part of the Brightwell Group, is an award-winning software and technology company specialising in the Pensions and Pension Risk Transfer/Bulk Purchase Annuities market. Established in 2002, the business is renowned for its web-based pensions administration and management system, IntelliPen.

Procentia’s products and solutions help pension schemes and administrators of all types and sizes manage exceptional volumes of data, meet the demand for self-serve technology, and provide meaningful, consumer-like experiences that users expect from modern online financial platforms while minimising the need for administrator intervention and involvement.

With offices in the UK and North America, Procentia supports some of the largest pension schemes, insurers and retirement plans across the private and public sectors, including BP, British Airways Pension Scheme, BTPS, Chicago Transit Authority, Legal & General Retirement America, Retirement System City of Detroit, Rolls-Royce, Royal London, and Universities Superannuation Scheme.

The job:

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will report to the Group Head of IT and Infrastructure and collaborate with all colleagues in the business, including our development teams to help deliver our products.

The role will be joining the platform team focused on our cloud platform environments. The purpose of this role is to ensure our Azure cloud platform is built and supported against best practices. You will work closely with development teams to reduce their cognitive load, enabling them to continually improve our product portfolio.

This role will help contribute to the modernisation of our products.

Here's what you'll be doing:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement Azure-based solutions that meet business requirements.

· Create robust and scalable architectures for cloud applications, considering factors such as performance, security, and cost optimisation as well as other none functional requirements.

· Supporting role in the migration to Azure and modernisation of existing applications.

· Provision, configure, and manage Azure resources, including virtual machines, storage accounts, app services and networking components.

· Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Azure Resource Manager templates.

· Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Azure applications.

· Automate deployment processes, ensuring efficient and reliable software delivery.

· Integrate database storage solutions

· Diagnose and resolve issues related to Azure services, performance bottlenecks, and scalability.

Essential Skills:
· Understanding cloud computing concepts like Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).

· Proficiency in using various Azure services, such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Networking, and Entra ID.

· Skills in scripting languages like PowerShell, Python, or Bash to automate tasks and manage Azure resources efficiently.

· Networking: Knowledge of virtual networks, VPNs, load balancers, and other networking components within Azure.

· Implementing security best practices, including identity and access management, encryption, and network security.

· Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices, such as Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like ARM templates, Terraform, or Ansible.