Senior Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to support a major cloud transformation programme, migrating business-critical applications and databases from on-premise infrastructure into Microsoft Azure.

This is a hands-on role combining cloud engineering, automation and technical leadership. You will design and implement secure, scalable and resilient Azure environments while helping shape the organisation’s long-term infrastructure strategy.

Key responsibilities:

Design and deliver Azure cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions

Support application and database migrations into Azure

Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform, ARM or Bicep

Implement Entra ID, RBAC, managed identities and Key Vault

Manage patching, vulnerability remediation and security baselines

Develop automation using PowerShell and Bash

Implement backup, disaster recovery, monitoring and observability

Optimise cloud performance, cost and resource utilisation

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architectural decisions

Required experience:

Strong Azure experience across IaaS, PaaS and serverless services

Infrastructure-as-code expertise, ideally Terraform

Windows Server and Linux administration

Azure networking, DNS, load balancing, firewalls and VPNs

Cloud security, identity and vulnerability management

Azure Monitor, Application Insights, New Relic or similar

Experience delivering highly available cloud environments

Strong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder-management skills

The role offers a largely remote working arrangement, providing excellent flexibility and work-life balance, alongside genuine opportunities for career progression and professional development within a growing organisation.