Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Sanderson Government & Defence; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 104,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence seeks a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to lead Azure platform engineering and cloud migration activities for a major transformation programme. The role involves hands-on design, build, and operation of Azure services, with emphasis on landing zones, automation, and secure DevSecOps delivery.

You will work within a security-conscious, regulated environment, implementing Zero Trust principles and modern cloud networking.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Azure platform engineering
• Experience with cloud migrations and transformation programmes
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep) and CI/CD tooling
• Security-focused cloud design and Zero Trust principles
• Networking and identity management in Azure
• Able to work in Agile and secure environments

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain Azure cloud platforms and services
• Deliver cloud readiness assessments and migration activities
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Bicep
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps tooling
• Design and implement Azure landing zones
• Support Kubernetes, container and serverless workloads
• Implement monitoring, logging and security solutions
• Manage cloud networking including VNets and firewalls
• Provide technical consultancy to stakeholders
• Support incident resolution and service improvements

Skills

Azure platform engineering

Terraform

Bicep

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Cloud security

Zero Trust

Azure networking

Agile delivery

Secure environments

Job description

£650 per day Inside IR35 | 6 Month Contract | Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes | 3 days per week on site | SC Clearance Eligibility Required

A government organisation is looking for a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to support a major cloud transformation programme focused on Azure platform engineering, cloud adoption and application migration.

This is an initial six month contract based at Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, with a minimum onsite requirement of 3 days per week. Candidates must be British citizens or dual nationals and eligible to obtain SC clearance. Candidates must also have lived in the UK for at least two of the last five years.

Role Overview

Working within a dedicated Cloud Platforms team, you'll be responsible for designing, building and supporting Azure cloud services whilst helping migrate applications and services from legacy environments into secure cloud platforms.

The role combines hands‑on platform engineering, cloud migration and DevSecOps delivery. You'll work across the full lifecycle, from discovery and assessment through to landing zone design, deployment automation, operational support and ongoing optimisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain Azure cloud platforms and services
• Deliver cloud readiness assessments and migration activities
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Bicep
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps tooling
• Design and implement Azure landing zones
• Support Kubernetes, container and serverless workloads
• Implement monitoring, logging and security solutions
• Manage cloud networking including virtual networks, service endpoints and firewalls
• Provide technical consultancy to project and delivery stakeholders
• Support operational issues, major incident resolution and service improvements

Required Experience

We're interested in speaking with engineers who can demonstrate experience across most of the following:

• Microsoft Azure platform engineering
• Cloud migration and transformation programmes
• Terraform and/or Bicep
• CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling
• Cloud security and Zero Trust principles
• Azure networking and identity management
• Agile delivery environments
• Working within secure or regulated environments

Technical Environment

Azure | Terraform | Bicep | Azure Migrate | Kubernetes | Azure Functions | Azure App Services | Azure Logic Apps | Azure Container Apps | Microsoft Sentinel | DevSecOps | CI/CD | Zero Trust | Cloud Networking | Hybrid Cloud

Desirable

• AZ-104 Azure Administrator
• AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• AZ-400 DevOps Engineer Expert
• AWS exposure

Reasonable Adjustments:

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