Azure Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer (Remote, SC Cleared)

Meritus

Greater London

On-site

GBP 39,000 - 65,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Remote & Flexible working

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Meritus are recruiting for an Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer to join a large Technology Consultancy, supporting secure hybrid infrastructure and Microsoft Azure environments across UK Government customers. This hands-on role involves modern cloud technologies, automation tools and Microsoft 365 services while supporting business‑critical systems within a secure environment.

Active SC clearance is required and you will maintain Azure and on‑premise platforms, implement changes through CI/CD

Qualifications

Active SC Clearance required.
Strong Microsoft Azure and Windows Server infrastructure experience.
Experience with Active Directory, Entra ID and Microsoft 365.
PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
Knowledge of Terraform and/or Bicep.
VMware and/or Hyper-V administration.
Strong understanding of Azure security and hybrid infrastructure.
Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with Azure Monitor, Defender for Cloud or Azure Sentinel.
Experience in Defence, Government, or other highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Support and maintain hybrid infrastructure across Azure and on-premise.
Resolve infrastructure incidents and implement changes per change control.
Administer Azure, Entra ID, AD and M365 services.
Develop automation using PowerShell, Terraform and Bicep.
Monitor platform performance and support DR/backup resilience.
Collaborate with project, service desk and operations teams to deliver reliable services.