Cloud DevOps Engineer - Professional

Location: Hybrid London/Sheffield, UK.

Contract: 6 month Contract

Salary: Competitive

About the Role

We're looking for a talented Cloud DevOps Engineer to join our IT Operations team and help drive innovation, automation, and reliability across our Azure cloud environments.

In this role, you'll take ownership of the performance, security, and cost-effectiveness of our cloud platforms. You'll bring a strong DevOps mindset, expertise in automation and Infrastructure as Code, and a passion for continuous improvement across all aspects of cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure Operations: Manage and monitor daily operations across Azure SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS environments.
• FinOps & Cost Optimisation: Implement best practices to monitor usage, optimise costs, and forecast spend, aligning cloud consumption with business goals.
• Disaster Recovery & Backup: Design and test DR strategies for critical cloud workloads, ensuring resilience and business continuity.
• Infrastructure as Code: Maintain and evolve Terraform modules for automated, consistent, and version-controlled deployments.
• Security & Access Management: Administer Conditional Access Policies, manage application registrations, and enforce secure identity and access practices.
• Monitoring & Incident Response: Configure and manage tools like Azure Monitor and Log Analytics to proactively detect and resolve issues.
• Compliance & Documentation: Maintain accurate technical documentation and ensure adherence to security and regulatory standards.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Partner with development, security, and operations teams to advance CI/CD and DevSecOps practices. ...