Platform Engineer (Azure)

About the Role

Platform Engineer (Azure) – Confidential Consulting Engagement

Location: Thailand (also candidates from South East Asia who have the right to work in Thailand)

Contract Duration: 3–6 months (potential of extension)

Payout: USD

Commitment: Full-time (onsite preferred)

Project Overview: You will be part of a high-impact digital platform transformation for a leading financial institution in Thailand, delivered through a global management consulting engagement. The initiative focuses on building and scaling a secure, multi-channel digital platform, applying modern cloud, automation, and platform engineering best practices. This role requires close collaboration with internal engineering teams, providing hands-on technical delivery as well as architectural guidance to uplift cloud maturity, reliability, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with application teams to onboard workloads onto Microsoft Azure platforms
• Work in Agile delivery teams, actively participating in sprint ceremonies and backlog refinement
• Provide guidance on cloud architecture, security, and cost optimization
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
• Automate provisioning, deployment, and operational workflows using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar tools
• Architect and manage Azure networking including VNets, VNet Peering, Private Endpoints, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, and Firewalls
• Troubleshoot hybrid cloud connectivity and optimize performance
• Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and platform standards
• Apply SRE and platform reliability practices to ensure scalability and resilience

Qualifications

• 5+ years of overall IT experience, with 3+ years in cloud environments
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure (compute, storage, networking, identity, security)
• Hands-on experience with Terraform
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Knowledge of containers and orchestration (AKS, Docker, Helm)
• Experience with automation using Python and/or Bash
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools
• Strong understanding of cloud networking and hybrid connectivity
• Background in SRE or platform reliability engineering is highly preferred
• Experience guiding or mentoring engineers is a plus

Language Requirements

• English: Mandatory
• Thai: Preferred

What This Role Offers

• Exposure to a strategic, enterprise-scale digital transformation
• Opportunity to work alongside top-tier consulting and engineering teams
• Hands-on ownership of cloud platforms, automation, and reliability practices
• Fast-paced, outcome-driven environment with real business impact