Azure Cloud Platform Engineers x 3 - SC Cleared

Summary: The role involves hiring three experienced Azure Cloud Platform Engineers to support a new Defence project on an initial six-month contract. The engineers will be responsible for building, securing, and operating Azure platforms within a highly regulated environment. Candidates must hold active SC clearance and have hands-on experience in Azure platform engineering. The position is classified as inside IR35 with a daily rate between £590 and £650.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build and support Azure cloud platforms in highly regulated environments
• Implement secure landing zones, networking, identity, and governance
• Automate infrastructure using IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
• Support CI/CD pipelines and platform reliability
• Ensure compliance with government/defence security standards (NCSC, MOD, etc.)
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues across environments

Key Skills:

• Strong hands-on Azure platform engineering experience
• Background working in defence, central government, or similar secure environments
• Solid knowledge of Azure networking, identity (Entra ID), security, and monitoring
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform/Bicep preferred)
• Understanding of secure-by-design and compliance-driven cloud delivery
• Active SC clearance

Salary (Rate): £650 per day

City: Reading

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Azure Cloud Platform Engineers x 3 - SC Cleared

+ Initial 6 month contract

+ Supporting new Defence project

+ £590 to £650 per day - Inside IR35

+ SC Cleared role

Overview
We're looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Platform Engineer to support and enhance a secure, large-scale cloud environment within a defence setting. This is a hands-on contract role focused on building, securing, and operating Azure platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and support Azure cloud platforms in highly regulated environments

• Implement secure landing zones, networking, identity, and governance

• Automate infrastructure using IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)

• Support CI/CD pipelines and platform reliability

• Ensure compliance with government/defence security standards (NCSC, MOD, etc.)

• Troubleshoot complex platform issues across environments

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on Azure platform engineering experience

• Background working in defence, central government, or similar secure environments

• Solid knowledge of Azure networking, identity (Entra ID), security, and monitoring

• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform/Bicep preferred)

• Understanding of secure-by-design and compliance-driven cloud delivery

• Active SC clearance

Desirable

• Experience with Kubernetes (AKS)

• DevOps tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)

• Knowledge of NCSC Cloud Security Principles