Azure Cloud Platform Networking Engineer — Hybrid Contract

Lorien; England; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Part time

Job summary

Lorien is recruiting a Platform Network Engineer for an insurance client in the United Kingdom on a 6-month contract. The role is inside IR35 and hybrid, with responsibilities spanning Azure networking troubleshooting, Terraform-managed network changes, and CI/CD pipeline support.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with hub-and-spoke and Virtual WAN architectures, site-to-site and ExpressRoute connectivity, and strong scripting in PowerShell or Python.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing and operating networks in enterprise Microsoft Azure environments.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot connectivity, routing, DNS, and performance issues across Azure and hybrid environments, perform root cause analysis, and document findings and fixes.
• Resolve issues with existing network deployments, including virtual networks, subnets, peering, route tables, NSGs, gateways, firewalls, Private Endpoints, and DNS.
• Respond to and resolve support tickets and service requests related to Azure networking, working within the team's intake, change, and escalation processes.
• Make routine changes to existing Terraform-managed network resources through the team's established pull request and pipeline process, and flag manual changes or configuration drift to the platform engineering team.
• Help maintain and troubleshoot the CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps that validate, plan, and deploy network changes, following the team's pull request review and approval processes.
• Support and troubleshoot hub-and-spoke and Azure Virtual WAN topologies, including user-defined routes, BGP, Azure Route Server, and NAT Gateway.
• Support hybrid connectivity, including site-to-site and point-to-site VPN and ExpressRoute, monitoring gateway health and assisting with incident response alongside the Network Operations team and carriers.
• Maintain name resolution across Azure and on-premises using Azure DNS, Private DNS zones, and Azure DNS Private Resolver, including the private DNS integration required for Private Endpoints.
• Implement private access to Azure PaaS services using Private Endpoints, Private Link service, and service endpoints, and define the standard patterns application teams consume through self-service IaC modules.
• Automate repetitive operational tasks using PowerShell, Python, or Azure CLI, and use AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude to speed up troubleshooting, scripting, and documentation, validating all outputs for accuracy and security.
• Document runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and known-issue write-ups, and communicate ticket and incident status clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Azure networking

Terraform

GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Python

Azure CLI

VNet

BGP

NAT Gateway

Hub-and-spoke

Private Endpoints

Tools

Terraform Cloud

Terraform Enterprise

GitHub Enterprise

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

Lorien is recruiting a Platform Network Engineer for an insurance client in the United Kingdom on a 6-month contract. The role is inside IR35 and hybrid, with responsibilities spanning Azure networking troubleshooting, Terraform-managed network changes, and CI/CD pipeline support.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with hub-and-spoke and Virtual WAN architectures, site-to-site and ExpressRoute connectivity, and strong scripting in PowerShell or Python.