Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer (Contract)

A growing insurance company is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to support the design, build and optimisation of its Microsoft Azure cloud platform. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering cloud infrastructure, landing zones, automation and security best practices across a complex enterprise environment.

Essential Skills

• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure
• Proven experience delivering Azure Landing Zone deployments
• Expertise across Azure services including:
• API Management (APIM)
• Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS)
• Azure Networking
• Azure Storage
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Monitor
• Azure Backup & Recovery
• Strong experience with Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity solutions
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform , ARM or Bicep
• Expertise in Azure governance, security and best practices
• Experience with cloud migrations and infrastructure modernisation projects
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation experience
• Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of networking, DNS, firewalls, load balancing and security controls
• Experience working within regulated enterprise environments

Desirable Skills

• Previous Insurance or Financial Services experience
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender and Sentinel
• Experience implementing Zero Trust security principles
• Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Multi-cloud exposure (AWS/GCP)
• Relevant Microsoft Azure certifications

Rate: Up to £700 Per Day (Inside IR35)

Contract Duration: Initial 3 Months

Location: London EC3A / WFH Hybrid

Start Date: ASAP (up to 4 weeks notice considered)