VP - Azure Cloud Platform Engineer (K8S/ IaC)

My reputable global financial service client is building up their cloud team in Dublin. We are hiring a senior Azure Cloud Platform professional to take regional responsibility for a regulated, enterprise-scale cloud environment supporting critical banking services acrossEMEA. You will own and enhance the Azure platform, support both cloud-native innovation and the migration and modernisation of legacy banking systems. What you'll do: This is a hands-on engineering position with broader influence over cloud platform strategy. You will work closely with Architecture, Infrastructure, Information Security, Risk, Compliance, Data and Audit teams.Regional responsibility for the EMEA cloud platform, supporting banking operations and regulated workloads across multiple jurisdictions Ownership of the Azure cloud platform underpinning critical business services and customer-facing applications Supports both: Cloud-native platforms and digital innovation initiatives Migration and modernisation of legacy and on-premises banking systems Accountability for central cloud services including identity, access control, network security, shared hosting platforms, observability, and resilience Operating within a regulated environment aligned to regulatory requirements, operational resilience frameworks, and internal risk policies Working closely with Architecture, Infrastructure, Data, Information Security, Risk, Compliance, and Audit functions Acting as a senior technical contributor with hands-on engineering responsibility while influencing broader platform strategyWhat you'll bring: Deep hands-on Microsoft Azure experience within enterprise or regulated environmentsStrong knowledge of Azure landing zones, management groups, Azure Policy and governance frameworksExperience with Kubernetes, OpenShift and container platform engineeringStrong Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code experienceExperience building automated, auditable CI/CD and deployment pipelinesStrong knowledge of cloud security, zero-trust, identity, encryption and access controlsExperience designing highly available, resilient and disaster-recovery-ready platformsStrong Azure networking experience, including VPN, ExpressRoute and hybrid cloud connectivityExperience integrating on-premises infrastructure with cloud platformsPrevious experience within banking, financial services or another regulated industryExposure to AWS or GCP would be advantageous.Right to work in Dublin Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates