Cloud Platform Engineer

Clearly Jobs Ltd.; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Clearly Jobs Ltd. is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Platform Engineer for a fully remote contract role. The role focuses on designing, building and modernising Azure environments, with AWS exposure as needed.

You will create secure, scalable platforms and automated pipelines, leveraging Terraform/Bicep and Azure DevOps or GitHub CI/CD. The ideal candidate has hands-on expertise in cloud governance, networking and scripting (PowerShell/Python) and is comfortable working across Product and

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing and building scalable Azure environments.
• Proficient with IaC using Terraform or Bicep.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Knowledge of cloud security, governance, networking and identity management.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and improve Azure cloud platforms and services.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep or similar.
• Build automation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement cloud networking, security, identity and governance controls.
• Support cloud architecture and new technology implementation.
• Deploy infrastructure and platform services supporting product solutions.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure services are secure and production-ready.
• Provide specialist support and escalation for complex cloud issues.
• Develop automation using PowerShell or Python.
• Contribute to monitoring, documentation and platform standards.
• Participate in on-call rota for critical services when required.

Skills

Azure

Terraform

Bicep

CI/CD tooling

PowerShell

Python

Cloud infrastructure

Cloud networking

Identity & access mgmt

Governance & monitoring

AWS & Linux (beneficial)

Job description

Azure Cloud Platform Engineer

Location: Fully Remote

Contract: Contract

Day Rate: Up to £500pd

IR35: Outside IR35

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to join a technology team working on the development, modernisation and improvement of cloud platforms and services.

The role is primarily focused on Microsoft Azure, with AWS used where there is a clear business or technical requirement. You'll be responsible for designing, building and improving secure, scalable and well-managed cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and improve Azure cloud platforms and services
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep or similar
• Build automation and CI/CD pipelines
• Implement cloud networking, security, identity and governance controls
• Support cloud architecture and new technology implementation
• Build and deploy infrastructure and platform services supporting Product and Data solutions
• Work with technical teams to ensure new services are secure, supportable and production-ready
• Provide specialist technical support and escalation for complex cloud platform issues
• Develop automation using PowerShell, Python or similar
• Contribute to monitoring, documentation, platform standards and operational readiness
• Participate in an out-of-hours/on-call rota for critical services when required

We're looking for strong hands-on experience with:

• Microsoft Azure
• Terraform and/or Bicep
• Azure DevOps, GitHub or similar CI/CD tooling
• Cloud infrastructure and platform engineering
• Cloud networking and security
• Identity and access management
• PowerShell, Python or similar scripting
• Cloud governance, monitoring and platform standards

Knowledge of AWS and Linux would also be beneficial.

This is a hands-on engineering role, ideal for someone who enjoys building, automating and improving cloud platforms rather than simply maintaining existing infrastructure.

If you're an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer, Cloud Platform Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer or similar, we'd be interested in hearing from you.