DevOps Cloud Engineer – Azure

DevOps Cloud Engineer – Azure
📍 Milton Keynes (Hybrid – 60% onsite)
💰 PAYE Rate: £431.18 per day / Umbrella Rate: £552.82 per day
📅 6 Month Contract (Potential Extension)
🔒 SC Clearance Eligible Required
We’re working with a high-profile government-aligned organisation delivering critical digital, technology, and cyber security programmes. They are seeking an experienced DevOps Cloud Engineer to join a major cloud transformation initiative.
This is an opportunity to play a key role in building secure, scalable cloud platforms within a highly regulated environment.
The Role
You’ll sit within a cloud-focused delivery team, contributing to the design, build, and optimisation of Azure-based infrastructure and services. The role blends hands-on engineering with DevOps best practice, security integration, and stakeholder collaboration.
Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise Azure cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code
  
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps)
  
• Integrate security practices into the SDLC, including automated testing and compliance
  
• Support cloud migration activities and landing zone implementation
  
• Monitor environments, respond to incidents, and drive remediation
  
• Collaborate across distributed teams and contribute to agile ceremonies
  
• Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams
  Key Skills & Experience
  Essential:
  
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps, Azure Repos, and CI/CD pipelines
  
• Solid hands-on experience with Terraform (IaC)
  
• Experience implementing Azure Landing Zones / Cloud Adoption Framework
  
• Knowledge of Checkov or similar security scanning tools
  
• Experience with cloud migrations (Azure Migrate preferred)
  
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell)
  
• Experience working with cloud-native tooling
  
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills
  Desirable:
  
• Exposure to AWS
  
• Experience with on-prem to cloud transformations
  
• Background in secure / regulated environments
  Certifications (Desirable)
  
• AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert)
  
• AZ-104 (Azure Administrator)
  
• AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals)
  Location & Working Pattern
  
• Hybrid role – 60% onsite in Milton Keynes (Hanslope Park)
  
• Occasional travel to London or nearby sites
  Security Requirements
  
• Must be a British national (or dual national)
  
• Eligible for SC Clearance (can be processed if not currently held)