Azure Site Reliability Engineer

GCS Recruitment; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking an Azure Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) for a hybrid role based in Knutsford. This position involves designing, building, and automating enterprise-grade Azure Landing Zones, with a significant emphasis on governance frameworks and platform engineering.

Ideal candidates will have strong Azure expertise and IaC development skills using Bicep or Terraform, along with experience in CI/CD pipelines. Join a global SRE team focusing on delivering secure, scalable Azure environments.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Azure services and governance.
• Ability to write Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep or Terraform.
• Experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

• Design and automate enterprise-grade Azure Landing Zones.
• Develop Azure Policies, RBAC, blueprints, and compliance guardrails.
• Author and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• Ensure operational excellence and platform reliability.
• Collaborate with multi-cloud engineering teams to drive standards.

Skills

Azure expertise

IaC development using Bicep or Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Git repositories knowledge

DevOps mindset

Strong scripting or development capability

Experience working in distributed teams

Job description

Azure Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Location: Glasgow / Knutsford (Hybrid- 2 days a week in office)

Team: 6 UK / 5 India

Environment: Part of a wider multi‑cloud engineering organisation (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Growth: Significant technical development opportunities across cloud engineering, automation, and platform build

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands‑on Azure SRE who can design, build, and automate enterprise‑grade Azure Landing Zones and cloud governance frameworks. This is not an application development role - it is a platform engineering role focused on controls, policies, guardrails, IaC, and DevOps automation.

You will work as part of a global SRE function, collaborating with engineers in the UK and India to deliver secure, scalable, policy‑driven Azure environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Azure Landing Zone engineering – build, enhance, and automate enterprise landing zones
• Azure governance & controls – develop Azure Policies, RBAC, blueprints, and compliance guardrails
• Infrastructure as Code delivery – author and maintain IaC using Bicep or Terraform
• DevOps engineering – implement CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated deployments
• Cloud platform reliability – ensure availability, performance, and operational excellence
• Cross‑team collaboration – work with multi‑cloud engineering teams to drive standards and best practices

Required Skills & Experience

• Azure expertise across policies, governance, networking, compute, identity, and platform services
• IaC development using Bicep or Terraform (must be able to write code, not just run templates)
• CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Git repositories – strong understanding of branching, PRs, code reviews
• DevOps mindset – automation‑first, iterative delivery, shift‑left engineering
• Strong scripting or development capability (PowerShell, Python, or similar)
• Experience working in distributed teams (UK + offshore)

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.