Azure Cloud Engineer – Automation, Security & Migration -Remote

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

Job summary

A digital recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Ops Engineer for a remote contract role. The candidate will manage Azure cloud infrastructure, lead cloud migration projects, and enforce security policies. Required skills include strong expertise in Azure services and Terraform, with a preference for relevant certifications. This role offers a competitive day rate ranging from £300 to £500 depending on experience, for a duration of 12 months.

Qualifications

• Azure Cloud Operations Engineer focusing on infrastructure automation, cloud migration, and security enforcement.
• Experience in managing secure, automated Azure environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Lead cloud migration projects ensuring scalability and compliance.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Enforce cloud security policies including Zero Trust principles.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Azure environments.

Skills

Proven expertise with Azure services

Strong proficiency in Terraform

Hands-on experience with Python and PowerShell scripting

Solid understanding of Zero Trust principles

Experience building CI/CD pipelines

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

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

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