Cloud Engineer

Mars Recruitment; Shippon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Income protection

Pension contributions

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Profit share

Job summary

Mars Recruitment is seeking a permanent Cloud Engineer in Abingdon, UK, with a hybrid work arrangement (1 day on-site per week). You will build, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure for internal operations and client delivery, using Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.

The role emphasizes automation-first, security, and scalability. You will work to the standards set by the Cloud Operations Manager, collaborate across teams, and contribute to ISO 27001 / Cyber Essentials Plus environments.

Qualifications

• Good level of experience working within a Microsoft Azure cloud environment.
• Azure cloud certifications: AZ-104, AZ-900, SC-900, AI-900.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code using Bicep for deploying Azure resources.
• Scripting proficiency with PowerShell and Azure CLI for automation.
• Experience deploying virtualised infrastructure including compute, storage, security.
• Experience with security vulnerability management and remediation.
• Experience administering Windows Server and SQL Server.
• Familiarity with ITSM tooling and service desk processes.
• Experience working within ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus environments.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure for internal operations and client delivery.
• Work to designs and standards set by the Cloud Operations Manager.
• Use a code-first, automation-first approach to infrastructure delivery.
• Build and manage infrastructure through code using Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI as standard tools.
• Ensure consistent, reliable, and secure cloud operations at scale.

Skills

Azure experience

Collaboration

Communication

Tools

Bicep

PowerShell

Azure CLI

SQL Server

Job description

Salary: £50,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements:

• Good level of experience working within a Microsoft Azure cloud environment.
• Microsoft Azure Certifications: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104), Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900), Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900).
• Practical experience with infrastructure-as-code, with working knowledge of Bicep for deploying and managing Azure resources.
• Scripting proficiency with regular use of PowerShell and Azure CLI for automation, configuration, and operational tasks.
• Experience deploying virtualised infrastructure environments including compute, virtualisation, storage, and security.
• Experience with security vulnerability management and remediation.
• Experience administering Microsoft environments such as Windows Server and SQL Server.
• Familiarity with ITSM tooling and service desk processes.
• Experience working within or toward ISO 27001 and/or Cyber Essentials Plus certified environments.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Build, deploy, and maintain the cloud infrastructure that powers our internal operations and client-facing project delivery.
• Work to designs and standards set by the Cloud Operations Manager.
• Use a code-first, automation-first approach to infrastructure delivery.
• Build and manage infrastructure through code using Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI as standard tools.
• Ensure consistent, reliable, and secure cloud operations at scale.

Technologies:

• AI
• Azure
• Cloud
• ITSM
• PowerShell
• SQL
• Security
• Spring
• Windows
• DevOps

More:

We are a global consultancy delivering impactful change, improvements, and transformation for clients across private and public enterprises worldwide. We have an excellent company culture and values, placing our staff at the forefront of what we do. This is a permanent Cloud Engineer role based in Abingdon, with 1 day onsite per week, a highly competitive salary, generous benefits including life assurance, income protection, pension contributions, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a profit share scheme. We also offer a full social calendar including Spring activity days, Christmas events, a 2-day Summer event, and four sponsored weekends a year, alongside strong opportunities for progression and development.

last updated 36 week of 2026