Azure Cloud Engineer

Hays are now looking for an Azure Engineer for one of our local clients:

£428.40 Outside IR35

Remote (occasional meetings in London)

6 month+ contract

Overview

We're looking for a hands-on Azure Cloud Migration Engineer to support the migration of a business-critical application from on-premise infrastructure to Microsoft Azure. Working alongside the Lead Technical Architect, you'll build, migrate, test and support Azure infrastructure, ensuring a secure, resilient and operationally ready platform.

Essential Skills

Azure cloud migration experience

Azure Infrastructure (compute, storage, landing zones)

Azure Networking & Hybrid Connectivity

Entra ID / Identity & Access Management

Azure Security

Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery

Terraform, Bicep or Infrastructure as Code

Azure DevOps / CI/CD

Monitoring, Logging & Operational Support

Experience in regulated or mission-critical environments

Responsibilities

Support discovery, technical assessment and migration planning

Build and configure Azure infrastructure, networking and security controls

Implement identity, monitoring and operational services

Deliver migration, cutover and rollback activities

Support resilience, backup and disaster recovery testing

Troubleshoot infrastructure and migration issues

Produce technical documentation and operational handover materials

Work closely with architects, Microsoft and third-party teams throughout delivery

Desirable

Azure certifications

Azure Landing Zones

Kubernetes / AKS

ITIL / Service Transition experience

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