Azure Cloud Platform Engineers

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology contractor is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Platform Engineer for an initial 6-month contract supporting a Defence project in the UK. The role focuses on designing, building, and securing Azure platforms in highly regulated environments while ensuring compliance with government security standards. Candidates should have expertise in Infrastructure as Code and an active SC clearance. The contract offers competitive pay of £590 to £650 per day inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Background working in defence, central government, or similar secure environments.
• Solid knowledge of Azure networking, identity, security, and monitoring.
• Active SC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support Azure cloud platforms in highly regulated environments.
• Implement secure landing zones, networking, identity, and governance.
• Automate infrastructure using IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
• Ensure compliance with government/defence security standards.
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues across environments.

Skills

Azure networking

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep)

DevOps tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)

Kubernetes (AKS)

Secure-by-design principles

Job description

• Initial 6 month contract
• Supporting new Defence project
• 590 to £650 per day - Inside IR35
• SC Cleared role

Overview

We’re looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Platform Engineer to support and enhance a secure, large‑scale cloud environment within a defence setting. This is a hands‑on contract role focused on building, securing, and operating Azure platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and support Azure cloud platforms in highly regulated environments
• Implement secure landing zones, networking, identity, and governance
• Automate infrastructure using IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)

Support CI / CD pipelines and platform reliability

• Ensure compliance with government / defence security standards (NCSC, MOD, etc.)
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues across environments

Qualifications

• Background working in defence, central government, or similar secure environments
• Solid knowledge of Azure networking, identity (Entra ID), security, and monitoring
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform / Bicep preferred)
• Understanding of secure‑by‑design and compliance‑driven cloud delivery
• Active SC clearance
• Experience with Kubernetes (AKS)
• DevOps tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Knowledge of NCSC Cloud Security Principles

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