Overview
We are seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer with extensive experience to contribute to a large-scale Azure environment, focusing on the design, automation, and operational excellence of cloud platform services. This role is primarily hands-on, requiring collaboration with engineering teams to support critical business services and enhance cloud capabilities. The contractor will work on-site 2 days a week in the Yorkshire area and participate in an on-call support rota as needed.
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain, and enhance Azure platform services.
- Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Improve Azure Landing Zones, governance, and security controls.
- Automate cloud deployments and operational processes.
- Manage Azure networking, connectivity, and platform resilience.
- Enhance monitoring, logging, and observability across the platform.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver scalable cloud capabilities.
- Support cloud modernization initiatives and adopt emerging Azure technologies.
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience with Microsoft Azure in large enterprise environments.
- Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Experience with Azure Landing Zones, Policy, and Governance.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
- Knowledge of Azure Networking, including Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute, and Private Endpoints.
- Experience with Azure Firewall, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Azure Front Door.
- Proficiency in Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and observability tooling.
- Strong platform engineering and automation experience.