Summary: The Azure Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, deploying, and managing a GCP-compliant cloud environment for a healthcare and life sciences project. This role involves ensuring regulatory compliance, automating infrastructure deployment, and collaborating with various teams to support clinical research. The position offers an opportunity to contribute to a secure and scalable cloud infrastructure for a leading pharmaceutical business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement a secure, compliant Azure cloud environment aligned with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) regulations.
• Ensure adherence to data security, privacy, and regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GDPR, HIPAA).
• Automate infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Bicep.
• Implement identity and access management (IAM) policies, encryption, and security controls to protect clinical data.
• Monitor and optimize performance, cost, and security within the Azure environment.
• Collaborate with DevOps, compliance, and clinical research teams to ensure seamless integration of cloud services.
• Support disaster recovery, backup, and high availability strategies for critical clinical data.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for audits, compliance, and operational support.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience as an Azure Cloud Engineer
• Strong knowledge of Azure services (e.g., Virtual Machines, Azure SQL, Storage, Networking, Security).
• Experience implementing compliant environments within regulated industries (healthcare, pharma, or clinical research preferred).
• Hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and IAM in Azure.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as GxP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, GDPR

Salary (Rate): 700

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT