Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure)

Job summary

The Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure) role is responsible for designing, automating, and maintaining Azure systems infrastructure while collaborating with architecture, cyber security, and digital teams. Key responsibilities include building enterprise-scale Azure and GCP environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), developing automated deployment pipelines with Terraform and Ansible, and ensuring system reliability through automated backup and performance monitoring solutions.

Qualifications

• hold 5+ years of experience as an Azure Cloud Engineer
• possess a tertiary degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field
• demonstrate expert-level Infrastructure as Code skills using Terraform, Azure DevOps, and GitHub
• proven track record of designing, deploying, and managing Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments
• maintain deep hands-on expertise across core Azure services
• show strong understanding of complex cloud network topologies
• skilled in executing cloud cost optimisation initiatives and resolving high-criticality production incidents

Responsibilities

• design, automate, and maintain robust Azure systems infrastructure
• engineer scalable solutions across Azure and GCP payloads
• drive automation, security, performance, and reliability for business-critical applications
• partner with cross-functional architecture and cyber security teams
• create IaC foundations and reusable Terraform modules
• develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines
• respond urgently to high-criticality production incidents
• partner with network teams to design secure, scalable cloud networking topologies
• embed FinOps practices into IaC patterns
• implement automated backup, recovery, and performance monitoring solutions

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Contract length

Relocation