Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Azure

Southern Lights · United Kingdom
Location
United Kingdom
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
Not stated
Posted
3 Nov 2026

Verified open 3 Nov 2026 · Source: Company careers page

About the role

Listings

We're looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to join a growing technology team responsible for designing, building and supporting secure cloud infrastructure for a large-scale, business-critical platform.

This is a hands-on position where you'll work across cloud infrastructure, automation, security and DevOps, helping to deliver highly available services used in real-time operational environments.

The role

You'll play a key part in developing and maintaining Azure-based infrastructure while working closely with software engineers, data specialists and technical stakeholders to improve reliability, scalability and security.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing, deploying and supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure
  • Building infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or Bicep
  • Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
  • Managing Azure services including Functions, Storage Accounts, Service Bus and related cloud technologies
  • Supporting production environments and resolving complex technical issues
  • Monitoring platform performance and implementing proactive improvements
  • Developing secure cloud solutions following Azure best practice
  • Managing identity, access control and secrets using Azure security services
  • Implementing monitoring, logging and alerting across cloud environments
  • Working across development, test and production environments
  • Supporting disaster recovery, resilience and business continuity initiatives
  • Contributing to cloud architecture, technical standards and documentation
  • Working with internal teams to deliver new features and infrastructure improvements

About you

You'll have strong Azure infrastructure experience and enjoy solving technical challenges in modern cloud environments.

You'll ideally have experience with:

  • Microsoft Azure administration and engineering
  • Terraform and/or Bicep
  • Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions
  • Azure Functions
  • Service Bus or Event Hub technologies
  • Infrastructure automation
  • Cloud networking and security
  • RBAC and managed identities
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Monitoring and observability tooling
  • Production support and incident management
  • CI/CD best practices

Desirable experience

Any of the following would be advantageous:

  • Docker or container technologies
  • Event-driven architectures
  • Messaging platforms
  • Time-series or high-volume data platforms
  • Multi-region Azure deployments
  • Experience working within regulated or security-conscious environments
  • Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-500, AZ-305 or AZ-400

What's on offer

  • Opportunity to work on modern Azure cloud technologies
  • Greenfield and evolving cloud projects
  • Collaborative engineering culture
  • Investment in training and professional development
  • Competitive salary and benefits package

Related Vacancies

More jobs at Southern Lights

Browse similar jobs