At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and maintain secure, scalable Azure cloud infrastructure for innovative banking solutions.
- Company: Join Allica Bank, the UK's fastest-growing fintech, transforming business banking.
- Benefits: Flexible working, private health cover, pension contributions, and a supportive culture.
- Other info: Enjoy a dynamic work environment with excellent development opportunities and regular social activities.
- Why this job: Be part of a team driving digital transformation in business banking with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Strong Azure experience, Terraform skills, and a collaborative mindset required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
About Allica Bank
Allica is the UK’s fastest growing company — and the fastest-growing financial technology (Fintech) firm ever.
Our purpose is to help established SMEs, one of the last major underserved opportunities in Fintech.
Established SMEs are the backbone of local communities — representing over a third of our economy — yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high‑street banks and modern fintech providers.
At Allica, we’re driving digital transformation in business banking.
Our technology team underpins every part of the bank — from innovative product delivery to building secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure.
We focus on operational excellence, customer‑centric engineering and automation to deliver a best‑in‑class banking experience.
Our culture values collaboration, integrity and simplicity in everything we do.
Purpose of Role
We’re seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to strengthen our cloud platform capabilities as Allica continues to scale.
The role involves designing, automating and maintaining Azure‑based platform services across Windows and Linux environments, supporting multi‑region deployments and embedding self‑service capabilities for development teams.
You’ll leverage Azure Dev Ops Pipelines, Terraform and Azure native services to enable Infrastructure as Code (Ia C), guided by the Azure Well‑Architected Framework to ensure security, performance, reliability and cost efficiency.
- Principal Accountabilities
- Design, deploy and operate secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across multiple regions in Microsoft Azure.
- Build and manage Azure Container Apps for running microservices and lightweight containerised workloads.
- Configure and optimise Azure networking components – VNETs, NSGs, Load Balancers, Application Gateway and Azure Front Door.
- Implement and maintain Azure Firewall, API Management (APIM), Databases, Service Bus and Event Grid.
- Drive infrastructure automation and governance through Terraform and Azure Dev Ops Pipelines.
- Implement and maintain Azure App Services including Function Apps and Logic Apps for automation and integration.
- Introduce self‑service templates and tooling to empower development teams to deploy securely and independently.
- Apply Azure Well‑Architected Framework principles to ensure solutions meet standards of reliability, performance, cost optimisation and security.
- Collaborate with Security and Engineering teams to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, configuration and automation processes.
Experience
- Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services, infrastructure, networking, Gen‑AI and AI adoption.
- Hands‑on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls in cloud environments, including Azure deployments and centralized management via Panorama.
- Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (Ia C) best practices.
- Experience with Azure Dev Ops Pipelines and Git Hub for CI/CD, including branching and version control strategies.
- Skilled in managing Windows and Linux systems in cloud environments.
- Experience with multi‑region architectures, resiliency design and disaster recovery planning.
- Knowledge of Azure App Services, Container Apps, Function Apps, Logic Apps, Service Bus and Event Grid.
- Understanding of Azure networking, Front Door, Firewall and APIM.
- Experience in networking – routing, performance optimisation, traffic management and network security.
- Experience working in regulated environments such as fintech or financial services, with strong appreciation for security, auditability and compliance.
- Strong analytical, communication and problem‑solving abilities with a collaborative mindset. Capabilities and competencies: Teamwork, planning and organising.
- Interacts with people effectively; able and willing to share and receive information.
- Co‑operates both within the team and across functions.
- Plans and organises tasks and work responsibilities to achieve objectives.
- Sets priorities and schedules activities.
- Allocates and uses resources properly.
- Working at Allica Bank
At Allica Bank we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and environment to succeed in their role and in support of our customers.
Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, so our benefits are designed with you in mind:
- Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
- Options for flexible working
- Regular social activities
- Pension contributions
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Private health cover
- Life assurance
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave
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Senior Platform Engineer employer: Allica Bank
Allica Bank is an excellent employer that prioritises the growth and development of its employees, particularly in the role of Strategic Remote SME Portfolio Manager. With a strong focus on nurturing client relationships and providing tailored banking solutions, the company fosters a collaborative work culture that encourages innovation and teamwork. Employees benefit from competitive pension contributions, private health cover, and flexible working options, making it a rewarding place to build a meaningful career in SME banking.
