Cloud Engineer – Microsoft Azure

Cloud Engineer – Microsoft Azure

6 Months contract | Inside IR35 | Up to £600 per day (inside IR35)

Milton Keynes / Hybrid working

Our client is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to support the design, build and migration of secure, scalable Microsoft Azure cloud platforms.

You will play a key role in cloud infrastructure development, application migration, and DevSecOps, ensuring cloud solutions meet security, compliance and performance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain Microsoft Azure cloud platforms and services.
  
  
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or Bicep.
  
  
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps toolchains.
  
  
• Support cloud readiness assessments and migration of legacy applications.
  
  
• Configure cloud landing zones, networking, identity and access management.
  
  
• Work with Azure App Service, Logic Apps, Functions and Container Apps.
  
  
• Implement monitoring, logging, backup, recovery and cloud security controls.
  
  
• Apply Zero Trust principles and relevant UK government security standards.
  
  
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and support change management.
  
  
• Collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders to optimise cloud performance, security and costs.
  
  

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud platform engineering.
  
  
• Proven experience building and migrating applications to public cloud platforms.
  
  
• Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform or Bicep.
  
  
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines and Agile delivery.
  
  
• Strong understanding of cloud security and Zero Trust architectures.
  
  
• Knowledge of cloud-native security tools, such as Microsoft Sentinel.
  
  
• Experience with hybrid environments, VPNs and cloud networking.
  
  
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, containers and serverless applications.
  
  
• Knowledge of NCSC guidance, Secure by Design and UK government security standards.
  
  
• Experience working in secure environments.
  
  

Desirable: Azure certifications AZ-104, AZ-305 or AZ-400, and knowledge of AWS.

Contract Details

• Initial 6-month contract, with potential extensions up to 24 months.
  
  
• Inside IR35.
  
  
• Participation in an on-call rota is required, including overnight, weekend and bank holiday cover.
  
  

Security Requirements

Candidates must:

• Be eligible to obtain UK Government SC Clearance (or already hold SC clearance)
  
  

If you have strong Azure engineering skills and experience in cloud migration, Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps, please apply now with your latest cv.