Azure Cloud Engineer – Automation, Security & Migration -Remote

Salt Digital Recruitment; Greater London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Azure Cloud Operations Engineer for a remote contract role. The candidate will design, build, and maintain secure Azure environments, ensuring compliance and optimizing performance. This role requires expertise in Azure services, Terraform, and automation scripting, as well as strong communication skills for agile collaboration. Competitive day rates between £300 and £500, with a contract duration of 12 months.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Agile delivery mindset, including the ability to define user stories.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Lead and support cloud migration projects for scalability and compliance.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Enforce cloud security policies and automate security compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver agile solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Azure environments for cost efficiency.

Skills

Azure services expertise

Proficiency in Terraform

Experience with Python scripting

Experience with PowerShell scripting

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 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

Job Information

• Job Reference: JO-2508-355967
• Salary: £300 - £500 per day
• Salary per: day
• Job Duration: 12 months
• Job Start Date: ASAP
• Job Industries: Cloud Infrastructure & EUC
• Job Locations: Greater London
• Job Types: Contract