Senior Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer / Azure / Cloud / DevOps / Permanent / Hybrid / London

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to design, implement and optimise cloud solutions within Microsoft Azure. You will play a key role in driving cloud adoption, improving platform reliability and ensuring secure, scalable infrastructure across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and manage cloud infrastructure usingMicrosoft Azureservices

Lead architectural decisions across Azure environments with a focus on scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines usingAzure DevOpsor GitHub Actions

Ensure high availability and disaster recovery through well-architected solutions

Implement security best practices using Azure-native tools (e.g. Azure Security Centre, Key Vault, RBAC)

Monitor and troubleshoot systems using tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights

Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to deliver cloud-native applications

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices and standards

Required Skills & Experience

Proven experience in a Senior Cloud / Azure Engineering role

Strong hands-on expertise withMicrosoft Azure

Experience withInfrastructure as Code(Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates)

Experience withcontainerisation and orchestration(Docker, Kubernetes / AKS)

Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)

Experience building CI/CD pipelines usingAzure DevOpsor similar tools

Knowledge ofcloud security principlesand Azure identity management (Azure AD / Entra ID)