Azure Cloud Engineer – Automation, Security & Migration -Remote
Posted 2 weeks ago by 1756442098
£500 Per day
Inside
Remote
Greater London
Summary: The Azure Cloud Ops Engineer role focuses on automating, securing, and migrating cloud infrastructure within Azure environments. The position requires expertise in infrastructure automation and cloud security, with responsibilities including designing and managing Azure infrastructure, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and enforcing security policies. The role is remote and offers a competitive day rate. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud technologies and collaboration in agile teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) and automation scripting (Python, PowerShell).
- Lead and support cloud migration projects, ensuring scalability, performance, and compliance.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated deployments.
- Enforce cloud security policies including RBAC, policy-as-code, and Zero Trust architecture.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions in an agile environment, writing user stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria.
- Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot Azure environments to ensure reliability, cost efficiency, and security.
- Partner with security teams to drive cloud security automation and compliance enforcement.
Key Skills:
- Proven expertise with Azure services (compute, networking, storage, identity, monitoring).
- Strong proficiency in Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
- Hands-on experience with Python and PowerShell scripting.
- Solid understanding of Zero Trust principles and cloud security best practices.
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or similar tools.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
- Agile delivery mindset, including the ability to define user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical tasks.
Salary (Rate): £500 daily
City: Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Azure Cloud Ops Engineer – Cloud Automation, Security & Migration – Remote
Day rate: £300 – £500 (inside IR35)
Duration: 12 months
Start: ASAP
My new client is looking for a highly skilled Azure Cloud Operations Engineer with a strong background in infrastructure automation, cloud migration, and security enforcement. This role focuses on building and maintaining secure, automated, and scalable Azure environments while enabling enterprise-level cloud adoption.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) and automation scripting (Python, PowerShell).
- Lead and support cloud migration projects, ensuring scalability, performance, and compliance.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated deployments.
- Enforce cloud security policies including RBAC, policy-as-code, and Zero Trust architecture.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions in an agile environment, writing user stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria.
- Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot Azure environments to ensure reliability, cost efficiency, and security.
- Partner with security teams to drive cloud security automation and compliance enforcement.
Required Skills
- Proven expertise with Azure services (compute, networking, storage, identity, monitoring).
- Strong proficiency in Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
- Hands-on experience with Python and PowerShell scripting.
- Solid understanding of Zero Trust principles and cloud security best practices.
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or similar tools.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
- Agile delivery mindset, including the ability to define user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical tasks.
Preferred Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
- DevOps and/or Kubernetes certifications
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements