Enterprise technology engineer

Entity: Technology Job Family Group: IT&S Group Job Description: Enterprise technology engineer Experience: 4–8 years Job Summary We are seeking a hands-on Enterprise Technology Engineer to design, develop, automate, and operate secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platform capabilities. The role involves building reusable Azure services and APIs, implementing platform automation, strengthening security and networking controls, and troubleshooting complex performance and reliability issues. The successful candidate will work closely with application, security, networking, architecture, and operations teams to deliver enterprise-grade Azure platform solutions.

Job Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available Azure platform services.

Build reusable platform capabilities that enable application teams to provision and consume Azure services efficiently.

Develop automation using PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, or similar scripting technologies.

Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or equivalent technologies.

Design and develop REST APIs and platform integrations for provisioning, governance, monitoring, and operational workflows.

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar tools.

Implement Azure security controls, including identity and access management, managed identities, role-based access control, network security, secrets management, and policy enforcement.

Configure and troubleshoot Azure networking components, including virtual networks, subnets, private endpoints, private DNS, network security groups, routing, load balancers, application gateways, firewalls, and hybrid connectivity.

Investigate platform performance bottlenecks, service failures, network connectivity issues, authentication problems, API errors, and resource constraints.

Perform root-cause analysis for complex platform incidents and implement permanent corrective and preventive measures.

Develop monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and related services.

Improve platform reliability through resilience engineering, capacity planning, performance optimisation, disaster recovery, and automated remediation.

Implement governance standards using Azure Policy, management groups, subscriptions, resource tagging, and cost-management controls.

Assess new Azure services and recommend their adoption based on security, scalability, performance, reliability, and cost.

Maintain platform documentation, design standards, operational procedures, reusable templates, and troubleshooting guides.

Participate in architecture and system design discussions, translating business and technical requirements into sustainable cloud solutions.

Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering, security, and operational standards.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve platform dependencies and enable smooth application onboarding.

Coach junior engineers and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

Communicate technical risks, design decisions, and operational issues clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Job Qualifications 4–8 years of relevant experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or a similar role.

Strong hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating solutions on Microsoft Azure.

Practical knowledge of key Azure services, including compute, storage, networking, identity, databases, monitoring, integration, and security services.

Strong automation and scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, Bash, or similar technologies.

Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.

Experience developing and integrating REST APIs, including authentication, authorisation, error handling, versioning, and monitoring.

Strong understanding of Azure networking, including private connectivity, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing, and hybrid network architectures.

Good understanding of Azure security, Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, RBAC, Key Vault, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, and security best practices.

Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or equivalent tools.

Proficiency with Git-based source control and collaborative software-development practices.

Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Kusto Query Language, dashboards, and alerts.

Demonstrated ability to diagnose complex platform bottlenecks, latency issues, service limits, resource exhaustion, connectivity failures, and application-to-platform integration problems.

Strong understanding of high availability, resilience, disaster recovery, backup, scalability, and capacity-management principles.

Familiarity with containers, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, or container-based application platforms is desirable.

Understanding of agile delivery practices, incident management, problem management, change management, and production support.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently investigate and resolve complex technical issues.

Excellent communication, collaboration, documentation, coaching, and stakeholder-management skills.

Azure certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Developer Associate, Azure Network Engineer Associate, Azure Security Engineer Associate, DevOps Engineer Expert, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert would be advantageous.

About bp

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered.

What you can expect from us!

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion:

At bp, you could be part of Business Resource Groups (BRGs) which belief in the power of inclusion, deeper connections, and shared experiences. They provide a place for employees to learn and share knowledge, to connect, and to improve. The BRGs focus on and encourage talent engagement, development, and retention while creating a broadened sense of community and inclusion for bp employees. The groups cultivate leadership growth by involving employees in developmental opportunities they would not otherwise have access to. Formal and informal mentoring also helps employees develop their professional goals and connect with colleagues. The BRGs’ dedication to growth at all levels helps employees feel more engaged and energized. The BRGs break down barriers, so we can all do better together. Examples of BRGs include (but are not limited to):

bpWIN (bp Women’s International Network) Pride Working parents PEN (Positively Ethnic Network) bpInclusia (bp’s Asian community) bpEnergía (bp’s Latin community)

Travel Requirement Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role Relocation Assistance: This role is eligible for relocation within country Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working Skills: Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytics, API and platform design, Business Analysis, Cloud Platforms, Coaching, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Data Structures and Algorithms (Inactive), Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Facilitation, Information Security, iOS and Android development, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Relational Data Modelling, Risk Management, Scripting, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development, Source control and code management {+ 4 more} .

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please  contact us .

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.