Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (SC Cleared)

Lorien; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lorien is seeking a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to support the productionisation of a critical Azure‑hosted application within a secure, regulated environment. This hands‑on role focuses on Azure App Services, API Management, security, automation, and DevOps best practices.

You will design and implement CI/CD pipelines, IaC with Terraform, and robust monitoring using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Azure DevOps engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience configuring and optimizing API Management integration with Azure App Services.
• Proficient in CI/CD design, IaC with Terraform, and Azure security controls.

Responsibilities

• Configure and optimise Azure API Management integration with Azure App Services.
• Implement API routing, policies, authentication, certificates, and networking configurations.
• Review and improve Azure App Service configuration for scalability and reliability.
• Implement secure authentication and authorisation using Entra ID, Managed Identities, and RBAC.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for Azure applications and infrastructure.
• Build and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Implement monitoring and logging with Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
• Configure secrets management and access controls.
• Establish release, rollback, and deployment validation processes.
• Produce technical documentation and runbooks.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Engineering, and Governance teams.
• Active SC Clearance.
• Strong hands-on Azure engineering in enterprise environments.
• Microsoft Entra ID, Managed Identities, and Azure RBAC.
• CI/CD implementation and deployment automation.
• Terraform for IaC.
• Azure networking, DNS, certificates, and service connectivity.
• Application security and monitoring.

Skills

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Azure App Services

API Management

Security by design

Entra ID

RBAC

Monitoring

Python

REST API

Tools

Terraform

Azure API Management

Azure App Services

Azure Monitor

Application Insights

GitHub Actions

Entra ID

Managed Identities

Job description

Contract: 6 Months Initial Contract

Location: London (Hybrid - 50% onsite)

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required

We are seeking an experienced Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to support the productionisation of a business-critical Azure-hosted application within a secure and regulated environment.

This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on Azure App Services, API Management, security implementation, infrastructure automation, and DevOps best practice. You will be responsible for delivering technical changes, improving platform reliability, and establishing repeatable deployment and operational processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and optimise Azure API Management (APIM) integration with Azure App Services.


• Implement API routing, policies, authentication, certificates, and networking configurations.


• Review and improve Azure App Service configuration, scalability, reliability, and operational readiness.


• Implement secure authentication and authorisation solutions using Entra ID, Managed Identities, and RBAC.


• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for Azure applications and infrastructure.


• Build and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.


• Implement monitoring, alerting, logging, and operational dashboards using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.


• Configure secure secrets management and access controls.


• Establish release, rollback, recovery, and deployment validation processes.


• Produce technical documentation, operational runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials.


• Work closely with Architecture, Security, Engineering, and Governance teams.


• Active SC Clearance.


• Strong hands‑on Azure engineering experience in enterprise environments.


• Microsoft Entra ID, Managed Identities, and Azure RBAC.


• CI/CD implementation and deployment automation.


• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.


• Azure networking, DNS, certificates, and service-to-service connectivity.


• Application and API security.


• Azure Monitor, logging, and operational monitoring.


• Git‑based development workflows.


• Python and REST API integration experience.


• Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills.


• Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.


• Application Insights.


• Private Endpoints and VNet Integration.


• AI, LLM, or data platform environments.


• Databricks integration.


• Secure financial services or regulated industry experience.