Azure Cloud Engineer

Salt; Greater London; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech consultancy in Greater London seeks an Azure Cloud Ops Engineer offering a day rate of £300 – £500. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud operations, Terraform, and security practices, focusing on automating secure Azure environments. This role is remote and requires collaboration in an agile environment. Responsibilities include managing Azure infrastructure and leading migration projects.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Azure services for compute, networking, storage, and security.
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Hands-on experience with scripting in Python and PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Lead cloud migration projects ensuring performance and compliance.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.

Skills

Azure services expertise

Terraform proficiency

Python scripting experience

PowerShell scripting experience

Understanding of Zero Trust principles

CI/CD pipeline experience

Strong communication skills

Agile delivery mindset

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

HashiCorp Terraform Associate

DevOps and/or Kubernetes certifications

Job description

Azure Cloud Ops Engineer – Cloud Automation, Security & Migration – Remote

Day rate : £300 – £500 (inside IR35)

Duration : 12 months

Start : ASAP

My new client is looking for a highly skilled Azure Cloud Operations Engineer with a strong background in infrastructure automation, cloud migration, and security enforcement. This role focuses on building and maintaining secure, automated, and scalable Azure environments while enabling enterprise-level cloud adoption.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) and automation scripting (Python, PowerShell).
• Lead and support cloud migration projects, ensuring scalability, performance, and compliance.
• Implement and maintain CI / CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated deployments.
• Enforce cloud security policies including RBAC, policy-as-code, and Zero Trust architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions in an agile environment, writing user stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria.
• Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot Azure environments to ensure reliability, cost efficiency, and security.
• Partner with security teams to drive cloud security automation and compliance enforcement.

Required Skills

• Proven expertise with Azure services (compute, networking, storage, identity, monitoring).
• Strong proficiency in Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
• Hands‑on experience with Python and PowerShell scripting.
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust principles and cloud security best practices.
• Experience building CI / CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or similar tools.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively in cross‑functional teams.
• Agile delivery mindset, including the ability to define user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical tasks.

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certified : Azure Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified : Azure Security Engineer Associate
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• DevOps and / or Kubernetes certifications

Rates depend on experience and client requirements