At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and enhance Azure Data & AI platforms for secure and scalable solutions.
- Company: Join a bold company with a vision for the future and a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive bonuses, flexible holidays, private medical cover, and a 1pm Friday finish.
- Other info: Diverse teams and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while accelerating your skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in Azure platform engineering and strong data engineering knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
- Position
- Role: Platform Engineer Location: Manchester Contract: Permanent
- Why Us and Why This Role
Seize the opportunity to be part of a unique business with an exciting vision for the future - where we dare to be bold, discover what’s possible, and do incredible.
We offer five reasons people join and stay: Futureproof Our Brands, Create Your Own Impact, Accelerate Your Craft, Flexibility to Perform, and Collaborate with Intent.
Responsibilities
- Build and improve Azure Data & AI platform capabilities that are secure, scalable, reliable and easy for teams to use.
- Create repeatable deployment patterns using Terraform, Git Hub Actions and CI/CD, helping teams release changes with confidence and control.
- Support robust data engineering patterns across extraction, ingestion, transformation, validation and publication so data products are trusted and fit for purpose.
- Strengthen platform reliability through monitoring, alerting, runbooks, incident response and root‑cause analysis.
- Improve security, access, governance and cost management practices across the platform.
- Share standards, documentation and best practices that help colleagues adopt reusable platform capabilities and keep improving how we work.
- What You'll Bring
- Experience in Azure platform engineering, Dev Ops automation, cloud infrastructure, data engineering or a similar hands‑on engineering role.
- Practical knowledge of Azure Data & AI services (Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, storage, networking, identity, monitoring and security).
- Confidence working with Terraform, infrastructure‑as‑code, Git Hub Actions, Git, CI/CD pipelines, release controls and automated validation.
- Strong understanding of data engineering concepts: ingestion, orchestration, transformation, data modelling, data quality and observability.
- Ability to use tools such as SQL, Python, Azure CLI or similar to automate tasks, support workloads and solve operational issues.
- Collaborative approach with clear communication, sound judgement and confidence to work with data, analytics, security, infrastructure and business stakeholders.
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics or a related technical field – or equivalent experience.
- Certifications in Azure, Terraform, Dev Ops, data engineering, security or AI platforms are a bonus.
Benefits
- Competitive annual bonus, pension, life assurance and Share Incentive Plan.
- Private medical cover plus health & wellbeing support.
- Flexible holiday options, including buy‑and‑accrual.
- 1pm Friday finish for better work‑life balance.
- Hybrid/electric car scheme, cycle to work & free mortgage advice.
- Discounted and complimentary PZ products.
- Onsite gym where available.
- Inclusion and Fairness
We’re committed to building diverse teams that reflect our consumers and communities, creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and able to thrive.
If you need any adjustments during the process, just let us know.
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Platform Engineer in Manchester employer: PZ Cussons
PZ Cussons is an excellent employer that values innovation and collaboration, offering a dynamic work culture in the heart of Manchester. Employees benefit from professional growth opportunities, competitive remuneration, and a supportive environment that encourages creativity and strategic thinking. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the FMCG sector while enjoying the vibrant lifestyle that Manchester has to offer.
