Senior Cloud Engineer

Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Public Sector Client | Strategy, Architecture & Innovation | Scotland-based, Hybrid

About the Role

We're working on behalf of a well-established public sector organisation to find a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to join their Strategy, Architecture & Innovation team. This is a business delivering essential services to communities across Scotland, currently going through a significant cloud-first digital transformation. This is a hands-on engineering role at heart, with room to bring architectural thinking where it's useful. You'll help set up landing zones and subscriptions for major projects, support colleagues after handover, and play a key part in mentoring more junior members of the team as they develop their skills.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and configure secure, scalable Azure landing zones and subscriptions for new and ongoing projects
• Own infrastructure delivery through Infrastructure as Code - no manual changes are made outside of this process
• Apply networking and security best practice across the Azure estate
• Work closely with project teams during setup, then provide ongoing support as needed once delivery is underway
• Mentor and support junior colleagues and graduate placements, sharing knowledge and best practice
• Collaborate with the wider architecture function to keep infrastructure aligned with broader cloud strategy
• Contribute to the team's continuous improvement as we develop our cloud platform

What You'll Need

• Hands-on Azure experience, with a strong networking and security background
• Infrastructure as Code experience is a must - Bicep is our tool of choice, but strong Terraform experience is equally welcome
• DevOps experience, ideally with Azure DevOps and Git-based CI/CD
• Comfort and enthusiasm for mentoring less experienced colleagues
• Some exposure to architectural thinking is helpful, though this is primarily a hands-on engineering role
• No specific industry background required - we welcome applicants from any sector

Practical Details

• Salary: £45,699 - £51,184
• Location: Based in Scotland, hybrid working across a network of sites

What's In It For You

• Generous annual leave allowance, with the option to buy and sell
• Local government-style pension scheme
• Annual bonus scheme
• Paid volunteering time
• Family-friendly policies covering adoption, maternity, and parental leave
• Additional employee discount benefits

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.