Principal Engineer.

  • technology
  • permanent
  • Belfast, County Antrim
  • £115000-£140000

Principal Engineer (Azure Policy Platform)- up to £140k 20% bonus

We're scaling a brand new team to build a one of a kind unified policy platform to support 15,000 developers across multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) - designed to embed compliance, security, and policy enforcement directly into the SDLC.

As Principal Engineer, you'll help lead the Azure stream, building a secure, scalable platform that prevents non-compliant infrastructure from being deployed.

What you'll do:

  • Drive end-to-end implementation of Azure-native policies and controls
  • Build developer tools (CI/CD templates, IaC libraries, scanning automation)
  • Collaborate with risk, compliance, cloud engineering, and security teams
  • Promote shift-left and DevSecOps best practices across platform teams
  • Architect policy-first solutions using Terraform, YAML, and IaC pipelines
  • Act as a technical leader across 5 global teams

We're looking for:

  • Strong Azure Azure security knowledge
  • Deep IaC experience (Terraform, YAML)
  • Familiarity with OPA, policy-as-code, and cloud governance
  • Developer background (C#, .NET, Python, React, or similar)
  • Experience with enterprise-scale platforms (ideally in regulated environments)
  • Bonus if you've worked in finance and on AI strategies, youll be part of a brilliant team with autonomy and global impact.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary package depending on experience
  • Bonus- 20%
  • Private medical- Bupa
  • Wellness budget
  • Pension- 4% and 7%
  • Life assurance
  • Gym
  • Income protection
Maria Whitmarsh