Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Posted 1 week ago by Experis UK

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£520 Per day
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Hybrid
Knutsford, England, United Kingdom
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Summary: The Cloud Infrastructure Engineer role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining secure and scalable cloud infrastructure using Microsoft Azure and Terraform. This position is essential for supporting financial services operations and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to optimize cloud performance and costs while staying updated on Azure services and trends. The role is hybrid and requires a strong background in cloud technologies and compliance in regulated industries.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform for Azure resources.
  • Build and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient cloud environments aligned with compliance standards.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Application teams to support CI/CD pipelines and incident response.
  • Optimize cloud costs and performance through resource governance and usage analytics.
  • Develop and maintain documentation for infrastructure standards and best practices.
  • Participate in disaster recovery planning, business continuity, and security audits.
  • Stay current with Azure service updates and industry trends to recommend improvements.

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience with Terraform for infrastructure automation in production environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services.
  • Solid understanding of networking, IAM, and security best practices in cloud environments.
  • Experience in regulated industries, preferably financial services.
  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python.
  • Familiarity with Git, CI/CD tools, and containerization technologies.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Salary (Rate): £520 daily

City: Knutsford

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role Title: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Duration: 7 Months

Location: Knutsford (Hybrid)

Rate: £520 Per Day - Umbrella only

Would you like to join a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation? Our client is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms.

Role Purpose / Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and Terraform to join our dynamic technology team. This role is critical to designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and compliant cloud infrastructure to support our financial services operations.

  • Design and implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration of Azure resources.
  • Build and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient cloud environments aligned with financial services compliance standards (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS).
  • Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Application teams to support CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Optimize cloud costs and performance through resource governance, tagging strategies, and usage analytics.
  • Develop and maintain documentation for infrastructure standards, procedures, and best practices.
  • Participate in disaster recovery planning, business continuity, and security audits.
  • Stay current with Azure service updates and industry trends to recommend improvements.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Proven experience with Terraform for infrastructure automation in production environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services (e.g., Azure Virtual Network, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor).
  • Solid understanding of networking, identity and access management (IAM), and security best practices in cloud environments.
  • Experience in regulated industries, preferably financial services, with a strong grasp of compliance and governance requirements.
  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python.
  • Familiarity with Git, CI/CD tools, and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

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