Azure Cloud Engineer - FTC;

Position: Azure Cloud Engineer - 12 Month FTC (Fixed Term Contract)
Azure Cloud Engineer - 1 Year Fixed Term

Location:

Carlisle (On-site 1 day per month)
Working Model:
Hybrid (Predominantly remote)

Employment Type:

1 year FTC (Fixed Term)

Overview

A leading organisation is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to join its growing technology function. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping and supporting a modern cloud-first environment while maintaining strong integration with on‑premise infrastructure.

You will take ownership of designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud solutions in Azure, leveraging strong Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines, with a major focus on security, scalability, and automation. The role also involves supporting legacy on‑prem systems and ensuring seamless hybrid integration.

Key Responsibilities

Azure & Cloud Engineering

Design, build, and optimise solutions within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
Apply Microsoft cloud design patterns and architectural best practices to deliver scalable and resilient services.
Manage Azure resources including compute, storage, networking, IAM, monitoring, and security.

On‑Premise Infrastructure

Support and enhance existing on‑prem infrastructure, ensuring reliable hybrid cloud connectivity.
Oversee on‑prem networking, server administration, firewalls, and identity services.

Networking

Manage and troubleshoot networking across cloud and on‑prem environments (VPN, routing, subnets, firewalls, DNS).
Ensure secure and reliable connectivity between environments.

CI/CD & Automation

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using modern tooling (Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, or similar).
Implement Infrastructure as Code solutions (Terraform, Bicep, ARM preferred).
Champion automation across provisioning, deployment, configuration, and testing.

General Responsibilities

Collaborate with architects, developers, and platform teams to deliver high‑quality solutions.
Maintain strong documentation, operational excellence, and security standards.
Troubleshoot incidents across cloud, hybrid, networking, and infrastructure layers.
Contribute to continuous service improvements and engineering best practices.

Key Skills & Experience

Essential

Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, networking, security, governance).
Solid understanding of Microsoft cloud design patterns and architectural frameworks.
Proven experience supporting on‑prem infrastructure in a hybrid model.
Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, routing).
Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and modern Dev Ops practices.
Strong IaC experience using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
Scripting/automation skills (Power Shell, Bash, or Python).
Excellent problem‑solving ability and experience supporting production environments.

Desirable

Azure certifications (AZ‑104, AZ‑305, AZ‑400 or similar).

Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Grafana, Prometheus).
Familiarity with containerisation (Docker, AKS).
Experience in enterprise, financial services, or regulated environments.
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