Cloud Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer Outside IR35 Fully Remote £500 - £600 per day 3 - 6 months initial duration The Role As an Azure Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and managing cloud solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. Your role will involve architecting cloud infrastructure, implementing security best practices, and optimising cloud resources for performance and cost-efficiency. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver robust and scalable cloud solutions. You will provide expert guidance on cloud strategy, assist in cloud migration projects, and ensure that customer needs are met with the highest standards of service. Excellent stakeholder management skills are essential as you will interact with a broad spectrum of customers and internal team members, including direct interactions with senior leadership. Key Responsibilities • Design and implement Azure cloud infrastructure solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security • Manage and optimize Azure resources for cost and performance efficiency • Support cloud migration projects, including planning, execution, and post-migration support • Implement and manage a range of Azure services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Sentinel and more • Automate deployment and management processes using Azure Bicep (infrastructure as code) and tools such as Azure CLI and Azure DevOps • Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance • Ensure compliance with security best practices and policies in the cloud environment • Provide ongoing support and maintenance for cloud infrastructure • Participate in the on-call rota, supporting managed service customers • Develop and maintain internal policies, procedures, standards, baselines, and guidelines where applicable Skills and Attributes Required • Natural problem solver with excellent troubleshooting skills • Ability to prioritise workload under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines • Strong team player with excellent communication skills • Enthusiastic, confident, and proactive • Pleasant, friendly, and approachable manner with empathy for customers Please apply with you most up to date CV.