Cloud Engineer

Eden Scott; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Glasgow is seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to join their Cloud Platform Team. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in Azure and a strong background in infrastructure. Responsibilities include maintaining Azure environments, automating deployments, and ensuring security best practices. This position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working arrangements, and comprehensive health plans.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Hybrid working arrangements

Corporate health plans

Learning and development programs

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 4+ years of supporting Azure cloud environments or equivalent infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Azure IaaS and PaaS services.
• High level of security awareness and understanding of best practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support Azure IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid environments.
• Automate deployments using DevOps pipelines and IaC.
• Monitor system health and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Hands-on experience with Azure environments

Proficiency in Azure CLI

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator

Tools

PowerShell

Bicep

DevOps tooling

Job description

Cloud Engineer – Azure | Glasgow | Hybrid | Permanent

Our global Glasgow based client is seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to join their Cloud Platform Team and help drive the transformation of their enterprise-scale Azure environment.

This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with a strong infrastructure background and a passion for automation and cloud technologies. You’ will work with modern DevOps tools, build everything in code, and play a key role in maintaining and optimising Azure platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and support Azure IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid environments.
• Automate deployments using DevOps pipelines and IaC (Bicep, PowerShell, CLI).
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and uphold security best practices.
• Work in agile sprints and contribute to continuous improvement.

Key Priorities

• Day-to-day maintenance, ticket handling, and monitoring of Azure environments.
• Everything is built in code—a strong automation mindset is essential.
• Ideal for candidates from an infrastructure background with solid automation experience.

Essential Skills and Experience

• 4+ years of hands-on experience supporting Azure cloud environments or equivalent infrastructure (e.g. VMware with automation).
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator (required).
• Strong knowledge of Azure IaaS and PaaS services.
• High level of security awareness and understanding of best practices.
• Proficiency in Azure CLI, PowerShell, Bicep, and DevOps tooling; or equivalent orchestration and automation expertise.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, RBAC, and Azure Policy.
• Agile delivery experience, including working in Sprints and Retrospectives.
• Familiarity with ITSM frameworks (incident, change, service request).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

What’s on offer

• A competitive salary package with flexibility to recognise and reward high performance.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive corporate health plans to support your wellbeing.
• Global learning and development programmes designed to help you grow professionally.
• A standout diversity and inclusion initiative that fosters a truly inclusive workplace culture.

Due to the nature of working in a global environment, you will be required to attend regular 7:30am Teams meetings with colleagues based overseas.