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Azure Cloud Platform Engineers x 3 - SC Cleared

  • Initial 6 month contract

  • Supporting new Defence project

  • £590 to £650 per day - Inside IR35

  • SC Cleared role

    Overview
    We're looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Platform Engineer to support and enhance a secure, large-scale cloud environment within a defence setting. This is a hands-on contract role focused on building, securing, and operating Azure platforms.

    Key Responsibilities

    Design, build and support Azure cloud platforms in highly regulated environments

    Implement secure landing zones, networking, identity, and governance

    Automate infrastructure using IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)

    Support CI/CD pipelines and platform reliability

    Ensure compliance with government/defence security standards (NCSC, MOD, etc.)

    Troubleshoot complex platform issues across environments

    Essential Skills & Experience

    Strong hands-on Azure platform engineering experience

    Background working in defence, central government, or similar secure environments

    Solid knowledge of Azure networking, identity (Entra ID), security, and monitoring

    Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform/Bicep preferred)

    Understanding of secure-by-design and compliance-driven cloud delivery

    Active SC clearance

    Desirable

    Experience with Kubernetes (AKS)

    DevOps tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)

    Knowledge of NCSC Cloud Security Principles

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