Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

mthree; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine is seeking a Senior Azure Application, DevOps & Security Engineer (SC Cleared) for a permanent hybrid role supporting a UK financial regulator. You will productionise an Azure App Service-backed analytics app, connect API Management, and harden security and deployment processes.

You will own end-to-end implementation, from authentication and RBAC with Entra ID to CI/CD, monitoring, and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• Strong, hands-on Azure application and cloud engineering experience.
• Azure API Management and Azure App Service in a production environment.
• Entra ID authentication, managed identities and role-based access control.
• Application and API security within a secure or regulated environment.
• Networking, certificates, DNS and service-to-service connectivity.
• Production CI/CD for Azure-hosted applications.
• Python and REST API integration.
• Secrets management, logging, monitoring and operational support.
• Git-based development and infrastructure configuration.
• Clear technical documentation and effective knowledge transfer.
• Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Application Insights and Azure Monitor.
• Private endpoints, virtual network integration and network security controls.
• Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• Databricks integration.
• API policies, rate limiting, validation and request transformation.
• Experience supporting AI, LLM or data-driven applications.

Responsibilities

• Configure and secure the connection between API Management and App Service, including routes, policies, authentication, certificates and network access.
• Review, correct and harden the App Service configuration so the application starts, scales and operates reliably, including managed identities, secrets and environment-specific settings.
• Design and implement the application's security model: user, application and service-to-service authentication, RBAC, and Entra ID integration.
• Build and deploy a caching layer to support usage tracking, including the Terraform infrastructure to provision it, plus an application database built and operated through Terraform.
• Implement or improve CI/CD for the App Service and API Management configuration, with automated testing, configuration validation and deployment checks across development, test, UAT and production.
• Introduce health checks, diagnostic logging and monitoring, integrating Azure Monitor and Application Insights to track usage activity and service health.
• Produce clear technical documentation, runbooks and reusable deployment patterns, and run knowledge-transfer sessions with the internal team.

Skills

Azure

API Management

App Service

Entra ID

RBAC

CI/CD

Python

Monitoring

Terraform

Databricks

GitHub Actions

Azure Monitor

Tools

Terraform

Databricks

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Senior Azure Application, DevOps & Security Engineer - SC Cleared

Permanent | Hybrid (40% onsite) | Cloud, DevOps & Security |

At Peregrine, we’re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector – we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.

The role:

Our client, a leading UK financial regulator, needs a senior, hands-on Azure engineer to productionise an application on Azure App Service that supports its supervisory analytics platform. You'll take ownership of connecting the organisation's API Management instance to the application, correcting and hardening the App Service configuration, implementing the application's security and access model, and establishing repeatable deployment, testing, monitoring and operational processes. This is a delivery-focused engagement: you'll be expected to make working technical changes and transfer knowledge to the internal team, not just provide advisory input.

Responsibilities:

• Configure and secure the connection between the core API Management instance and the App Service application, including routes, policies, authentication, certificates and network access.
• Review, correct and harden the App Service configuration so the application starts, scales and operates reliably, including managed identities, secrets and environment-specific settings.
• Design and implement the application's security model: user, application and service-to-service authentication, role-based access control, and integration with Entra ID and approved identity controls.
• Build and deploy a caching layer to support usage tracking, including the Terraform infrastructure to provision it, plus an application database built and operated through Terraform.
• Implement or improve CI/CD for the App Service and API Management configuration, with automated testing, configuration validation and deployment checks across development, test, UAT and production.
• Introduce health checks, diagnostic logging and monitoring, integrating Azure Monitor and Application Insights to track usage activity and service health.
• Produce clear technical documentation, runbooks and reusable deployment patterns, and run knowledge-transfer sessions with the internal team.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong, hands-on Azure application and cloud engineering experience.
• Azure API Management and Azure App Service in a production environment.
• Entra ID authentication, managed identities and role-based access control.
• Application and API security within a secure or regulated environment.
• Networking, certificates, DNS and service-to-service connectivity.
• Production CI/CD for Azure-hosted applications.
• Python and REST API integration.
• Secrets management, logging, monitoring and operational support.
• Git-based development and infrastructure configuration.
• Clear technical documentation and effective knowledge transfer.
• Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Application Insights and Azure Monitor.
• Private endpoints, virtual network integration and network security controls.
• Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• Databricks integration.
• API policies, rate limiting, validation and request transformation.
• Experience supporting AI, LLM or data-driven applications.

About Peregrine

We build workforces that deliver tech and change programmes at leading UK organisations. By combining data science from Peregrine Intelligence, our industry-accredited Peregrine Academy, and market-leading attraction and diversity initiatives, we bridge capability gaps at all levels in public and private sector organisations. We work closely with our clients to understand their challenges and deliver flexible, long-term solutions that make a real difference. When you join Peregrine, you become part of a team that’s focused on growth, both yours, our clients’, and the sectors we support. You’ll also get access to a full range of benefits alongside your salary.

How Specialist Talent Works

As a permanent employee at Peregrine, you’ll be part of our Specialist Talent team. That means you’ll work on-site or remotely with our clients, supporting them on complex, high-impact projects in Data, Digital and Business Transformation. You’ll get the variety and challenge of consultancy work, with the stability and support of a permanent role. You’re not a contractor - you’re a valued member of our team, with access to all the same benefits, learning opportunities, and community.

Our Culture

We’re curious, open, and always learning. We believe in doing great work and doing it with integrity. We support each other, share ideas freely, and celebrate progress big and small. And we care about the impact we make, whether that’s helping clients solve tough problems or creating opportunities for people from all walks of life.

Diversity and Inclusion

We’re proud to be a diverse team, with 20+ nationalities represented across Peregrine. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences, and we’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Through our partnerships and internal initiatives, we’re working to improve social mobility, reduce our environmental impact, and help our clients build more inclusive teams too.