Datacentre & Cloud Engineer

Pinsent Masons; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinsent Masons is recruiting a Datacentre & Cloud Engineer to join our Technology Delivery team across the UK.

The role focuses on Microsoft Azure, cloud infrastructure, automation and infrastructure as code, with a UK base and an international remit. You will work with stakeholders to translate complex technical information into practical delivery guidance.

Standard hybrid working model (3 days in office, 2 from home) with flexible arrangements considered.

Qualifications

• AZ-104 certification is required as a minimum.
• Proven hands-on experience deploying and optimising Azure environments.
• Strong IaC experience with Terraform to provision and manage resources.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure with change control.
• Experience with Azure IaaS and related cloud services.
• Exposure to DevOps practices and automation is beneficial.
• Ability to work independently and communicate across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, manage and optimise Microsoft Azure environments.
• Lead automation and infrastructure as code initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate technical concepts into delivery actions.
• Support enterprise-scale infrastructures with proper change control.

Skills

AZ-104 certification

Azure IaaS

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud infrastructure management

Stakeholder communication

Independent working

Tools

Terraform

Azure

DevOps tooling

Job description

Datacentre & Cloud Engineer

Birmingham, London, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow or Edinburgh

Here at Pinsent Masons we bring together the best people to get the job done. We’re naturally curious, constantly learning, listening, and growing. We’ll truly value your ideas. You’ll be joining an award‑winning, hardworking and commercially minded team, where you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading experts and form meaningful relationships, while making a difference. You’ll get the opportunity to be involved in varied and challenging work. Working in an open and supportive environment, to deliver outstanding results.

Job Description

We are recruiting a Datacentre & Cloud Engineer to join our Technology Delivery team, supporting the growth, stability, security and scalability of our datacentre, cloud and office infrastructure. The role is UK based with an international remit, and will focus primarily on Microsoft Azure, cloud infrastructure, automation and infrastructure as code.

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to work on complex cloud and infrastructure projects, provide expert‑level technical support, and contribute to the continued development of our cloud‑based services. You will work closely with a range of technical and non‑technical stakeholders, translating complex technical information into clear, practical insight that supports decision‑making and delivery.

This role can be based out of Birmingham, London, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow or Edinburgh, our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm, and we operate 3 days in the office, 2 days from home working model, however as an inclusive employer, we are willing to consider any flexible working requests.

Candidate Overview

• AZ-104 certification, as a minimum requirement.
• Proven hands‑on experience deploying, managing and optimising Microsoft Azure environments, with demonstrable activity and examples, ideally in a legal or wider professional services environment.
• Strong experience using Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform, to provision and manage cloud and infrastructure resources.
• Experience supporting enterprise‑scale, mission‑critical infrastructure environments with appropriate change control procedures.
• Demonstrable experience working across public cloud infrastructure, including Azure IaaS and related cloud services.
• Exposure to DevOps practices, tooling or automation would be beneficial.
• Confident working independently, organising your own workload and communicating effectively with a variety of stakeholders across technical and non‑technical teams.

Our strength lies in our differences.

We are a top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. It’s with different perspectives that we’ll find solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. It’s how we’ll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow. We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.