Senior Platform Engineer – DevOps

About Us

Ascent has recently been acquired by Acuity Analytics. This is both a significant milestone for us and a tremendous opportunity for you. Acuity Analytics is a business with a strong global reputation, an impressive client base and ambitious growth plans. We delivers deep insights and domain-led digital transformation to high-growth and heavily regulated organisations. To our customers, we bring a partnership that provides the talent, technology and capability to enhance performance and operational efficiency.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer with a strong fullstack and DevOps background. You will design, build, and operate modern cloud-native applications and the platforms they run on — spanning frontend, backend, infrastructure, and delivery automation. Working primarily on Microsoft Azure, you will own the full lifecycle from feature development through containerized deployment, observability, and governance. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performance solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain fullstack applications, with TypeScript frontends (React or Angular) and backend services in Python (preferred) or other modern backend languages.

• Design and operate cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure using infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and/or Bicep.

• Develop and deploy containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.

• Work with Microsoft Foundry to deploy, integrate, and operationalize platform and AI capabilities.

• Ensure reproducibility, traceability, security, and compliance across the application lifecycle.
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong fullstack development skills, with TypeScript (React or Angular) on the frontend and Python (preferred) or another backend language on the server side.

• Proven experience delivering production-grade applications and APIs.

• Solid DevOps background, including CI/CD implementation and automation.

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and/or Bicep.

• Solid knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).

• Experience deploying and integrating with Microsoft Foundry.
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with Azure DevOps, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Key Vault.

• Familiarity with both React and Angular ecosystems.

• Experience with backend frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django.

• Background in automated testing and deployment for complex applications.

• Experience with observability and monitoring tooling for cloud-native platforms.

Why join us

People are at the Heart of our Business. By investing in people, we achieve exceptional results for our clients and create new opportunities for our teams to thrive. Check out this page for more details.

If you have any questions contact our Talent Acquisition team on ta.admin@acuityanalytics.

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