Cloud Platform Engineer - Competitive rate (Inside IR35) - Hybrid

Cloud Platform Engineer

Contract / Inside IR35

Rate: DOE (Dependant on experience)
Location: Surrey (Hybrid – 2 days on site)
Duration: 6 months (initial - potential extension)

We are recruiting an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to join a global organisation undergoing significant cloud modernisation and platform transformation. This role will focus on designing, building and supporting secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across Azure environments while driving automation and Infrastructure as Code best practices.

Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Platform Engineering

• Build and support cloud infrastructure across Azure
• Design resilient, scalable architectures aligned to high-availability requirements
• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows
• Drive standardisation and security best practices across cloud environments

Operational Cloud Management

• Troubleshoot and optimise cloud infrastructure across networking, compute, storage, and identity
• Support monitoring, alerting, patching, maintenance, and performance tuning activities
• Work closely with development teams, vendors, and service providers to support deployments and resolve issues

Project Delivery & Continuous Improvement

• Deliver infrastructure projects including upgrades, migrations and platform improvements
• Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures
• Recommend improvements to automation, performance, and cloud capabilities
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Security & Compliance

• Implement and maintain security controls across cloud environments
• Support audits, vulnerability management and compliance activities
• Ensure infrastructure aligns with organisational security standards and best practices

Required Experience

• Proven experience managing enterprise infrastructure and cloud platforms
• Strong Azure experience
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, PowerShell and/or Python
• Knowledge of Windows Server and Linux environments
• Strong troubleshooting, stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to work across multiple priorities in a collaborative environment

Technical Environment
Experience with some or all of the following technologies would be highly beneficial:
Terraform, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, PowerShell, Python, GitHub, GitLab, ArgoCD, Octopus Deploy, Windows Server, Linux, New Relic, VMware, Cloudflare, Dell EMC storage technologies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Cloud platform certifications (Azure) desirable
• Infrastructure as Code and/or containerisation certifications beneficial

What's on Offer

• Competitive rate
• Hybrid working model (2 days on site)
• Opportunity to work on major cloud modernisation initiatives
• Exposure to enterprise technologies and global infrastructure
• Collaborative and supportive working environment

If you are passionate about cloud engineering, automation, and building resilient enterprise platforms, we would love to hear from you.