Senior Azure Cloud Engineer – Hybrid, IaC & DevOps

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to design, build and maintain Azure infrastructure in a hybrid UK role based in Oxfordshire. You will own cloud solutions end-to-end in a fully Azure-native environment.

You will mentor junior engineers, drive Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, and collaborate with consultants to deliver secure, scalable cloud architectures and innovative AI-driven initiatives.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Microsoft Azure engineering and architecture.
• Designing scalable, secure cloud solutions end-to-end.
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Bicep or Terraform).
• CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and maintaining Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Providing architectural guidance and solution design.
• Supporting internal consultants with cloud solutioning and infrastructure recommendations.
• Building and managing cloud resources (VMs, SQL Servers, Web Apps, Docker environments).
• Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Driving a code-first approach with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation.
• Leading on cloud integrations, including Azure Integration Services.
• Supporting governance, security, compliance, backup, and recovery processes.
• Contributing to AI-driven and innovation-focused internal projects.
• Mentoring junior engineers and setting technical standards across the team.

Skills

Azure engineering

Azure architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure-as-Code

Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Stakeholder engagement

Security & governance

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to design, build and maintain Azure infrastructure in a hybrid UK role based in Oxfordshire. You will own cloud solutions end-to-end in a fully Azure-native environment.

You will mentor junior engineers, drive Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, and collaborate with consultants to deliver secure, scalable cloud architectures and innovative AI-driven initiatives.