Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Azure

Reed Technology; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Reed Technology seeks a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and manage Azure-based environments for web applications. You will handle App Services, networking, DNS, CDN and WAF configurations, with autoscaling and disaster recovery to ensure reliability.

Work is hybrid from Swindon, with a focus on automation, security, monitoring, and collaboration with developers and suppliers to align infrastructure with applications.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Azure infrastructure experience required.
• Strong networking, CDN and traffic flow skills.
• Familiarity with Cloudflare security features and bot protection.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, backup and failover practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable Azure environments for .NET apps.
• Manage App Services, networking, load balancing, DNS, CDN and WAF.
• Implement autoscaling, monitoring, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines using ARM, Bicep or Terraform.
• Configure logging, tracing, and performance dashboards.

Skills

Azure App Services

Networking

Cloudflare

CI/CD

Disaster recovery

Tools

ARM

Azure

Terraform

Bicep

WAF

Job description

Salary: £40,000 - 40,000 per year

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with Azure App Services, virtual machines, subnets, load balancing, and scaling
• Expertise in networking, CDN strategies, and traffic flow management
• Familiarity with Cloudflare, including caching rules, headers, and bot protection
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation, and collaboration workflows
• Strong understanding of disaster recovery, backup, failover, and load testing practices
• Ideally, experience within an Agile project management structure
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to diagnose complex infrastructure issues quickly

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, highly available environments on Microsoft Azure
• Manage App Services, networking, and load balancing for .NET web applications
• Handle DNS, CDN, WAF, and edge configurations via Cloudflare
• Implement autoscaling, health checks, disaster recovery strategies, and failover to improve reliability
• Optimize caching and session management for horizontally scaled architectures
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using ARM, Bicep, or Terraform
• Implement deployment strategies such as blue/green and zero-downtime deployment slots
• Manage secure handling of client keys and support rollback automation
• Configure monitoring, dashboards, tracing, and alerting using Azure Monitor and Application Insights
• Track and remediate application errors and manage server performance analysis
• Implement IAM, secrets management, TLS, and other security controls
• Manage firewall rules, private endpoints, WAF, IP allow/deny lists, and bot protection
• Produce and maintain architecture documentation and operational runbooks
• Collaborate with software developers and third-party suppliers to align infrastructure with application needs

Technologies

• ARM
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Firewall
• Flow
• IAM
• Support
• Load Balancing
• Security
• Terraform
• WAF
• Web
• ASP.NET

More

We are hiring a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to build, operate, and enhance the Azure-based infrastructure supporting our web and digital platforms. The role works closely with our Digital Engagement team to support platform reliability, performance, and security. The annual salary is £43,130–£44,000. This is a full-time role based in Swindon, with hybrid working, for 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

last updated 40 week of 2026