Azure Cloud Networking Engineer - Hybrid & Terraform

Lorien; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Lorien is seeking a Cloud Platform Network Engineer to join one of its Insurance clients on a 6-month contract. The role focuses on troubleshooting and optimizing Azure networking in hybrid environments, including VPN/ExpressRoute, VNet peering, and Private Endpoints.

You will automate tasks with PowerShell or Python, manage Terraform resources, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines. Key responsibilities include incident response, root-cause analysis, and documenting runbooks for knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing and operating networks in enterprise Azure environments.
• Familiarity with reading and modifying Terraform code and modules.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps).
• PowerShell, Python, or Azure CLI for automation.
• Strong Azure networking knowledge: VNETs, peering, hub-and-spoke, NAT Gateway, DNS.
• Experience troubleshooting with Azure Network Watcher, VNet flow logs, and Azure Monitor.
• Experience with Terraform Cloud/Enterprise and GitHub Enterprise.
• Familiarity with IaC tools such as Bicep or ARM templates.
• Experience with third-party network appliances in Azure.
• DevOps/SRE/Agile delivery experience in regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot connectivity, routing, DNS, and performance across Azure and hybrid environments.
• Resolve issues with virtual networks, subnets, peering, route tables, NSGs, gateways, and DNS.
• Handle Azure networking tickets within intake, change, and escalation processes.
• Make routine Terraform-backed changes and flag drift to platform engineering.
• Maintain and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps) for network changes.
• Support hub-and-spoke and Virtual WAN topologies, BGP, NAT Gateway, and related components.
• Troubleshoot hybrid connectivity including VPN, ExpressRoute, and gateway health.
• Maintain Azure DNS and Private DNS zones, including Private Endpoints integration.
• Automate operational tasks using PowerShell/Python/Azure CLI; use AI-assisted tools for troubleshooting.
• Document runbooks and communicate incident status to stakeholders.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Scripting

Azure networking

CI/CD automation

Education

AZ-700 (Azure Network Engineer Associate)

AZ-104/AZ-500 (related certs)

Terraform Associate (HashiCorp)

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Azure CLI

Bicep/ARM templates

Terraform Cloud/Enterprise

GitHub Enterprise

Job description

Lorien is seeking a Cloud Platform Network Engineer to join one of its Insurance clients on a 6-month contract. The role focuses on troubleshooting and optimizing Azure networking in hybrid environments, including VPN/ExpressRoute, VNet peering, and Private Endpoints.

You will automate tasks with PowerShell or Python, manage Terraform resources, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines. Key responsibilities include incident response, root-cause analysis, and documenting runbooks for knowledge sharing.