Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

VIQU IT
Bishopsgate, EC2M 3UE, United Kingdom
3 months ago
Posted
26 Feb 2026 (3 months ago)

SC Cleared Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Location: London (Hybrid)

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 7 - 12 months

IR35: Inside (via Umbrella Company)

Key tasks for the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to include:

Leading financial house are seeking a seasoned SC Cleared Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join an existing team where you will with the ongoing improvement of their technology stack, ranging from complex cloud-hosted applications utilizing IaC and full CI/CD automation, to more traditional VM-based on-premise systems.

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Technical Skills:

• SC Clearance / Security Clearance (ideally valid & transferrable)

• Proven experience in AZURE Terraform code

• Demonstrable experience in GitHub Actions

• Experience of working in a controlled environment with strict change control

• Good understanding and practical implementation of both CI and CD

• Good working knowledge of the installation and configuration of Windows based systems.

• Excellent working knowledge of PowerShell & SQL

Desirable Criteria

• Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure within a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer capacity.

• Good working knowledge and practical experience of Azure Monitoring.

• Software development experience using C# and SQL Server.

• Experience of Packer, Kubernetes, AKS, Flux or Helm

The successful Cloud Infrastructure Engineer must be available to work 2 days a week onsite in Central London. Candidates who do not hold SC clearance will be considered, however, to advise this process could take upto 12 weeks.

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Donna Lenihan via the VIQU IT website.

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