
Platform Engineer
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The Platform Engineer will shape, enhance, and sustain enterprise-scale Azure platform services for business-critical applications and technology initiatives. The role focuses on designing and supporting Azure capabilities across networking, security, containers, governance, CI/CD, monitoring, AI, and data platforms. The engineer will work independently with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions.
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Full job description
Description We are looking for an experienced Azure platform engineering specialist to support enterprise-scale cloud capabilities. This long-term contract position focuses on shaping, enhancing, and sustaining Azure platform services that enable business-critical applications and technology initiatives. The role calls for a hands-on engineer who can work independently, partner with cross-functional teams, and deliver reliable, secure, and scalable Azure solutions across a broad technical landscape.
Responsibilities:
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Architect, implement, and support Azure platform services that meet enterprise application and infrastructure needs.
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Build and enhance Azure environments spanning network connectivity, gateway services, security controls, and container-based platforms.
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Develop and maintain Azure management capabilities to improve governance, consistency, and operational efficiency.
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Establish and support CI/CD workflows, DevOps practices, and repository standards to streamline platform delivery.
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Configure and optimize Azure monitoring solutions to strengthen availability, performance visibility, and incident response.
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Contribute to Azure AI and data platform initiatives, including support for modern AI-driven and data-centric services.
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Evaluate existing Azure implementations and introduce improvements that raise performance, stability, and functionality.
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Translate technical and business objectives into practical Azure platform designs and implementation plans.
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Partner with application, infrastructure, and security teams to resolve complex platform issues and support ongoing product delivery. Requirements • Extensive hands-on experience engineering and supporting Microsoft Azure platforms in enterprise environments.
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Proven ability to design, deploy, and maintain Azure solutions across networking, security, containers, and integrations.
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Strong background in Azure management, governance, and platform administration.
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Practical experience building CI/CD pipelines and applying DevOps methods with source code repositories.
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Proficiency with Azure monitoring and operational troubleshooting in complex cloud environments.
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Ability to work with minimal supervision and make meaningful contributions from the start of the engagement.
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Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills in cross-functional technical settings.
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Experience with Azure AI services, data platforms, or custom cloud applications is highly valued. Technology Doesn't Change the World, People Do.®
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How this job compares
Set against the 4,116 open Platform Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Minnesota median$98–210K/yr71 salary ranges
- US median$65–71/hr58 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 78 open Platform Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 4,116 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Platform Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 8 years (3,321 postings).
- Education
- 1,316 of the 4,116 open Platform Engineer jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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