About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to join our IT team at this pivotal stage. This is a hybrid role, offering flexibility to work from home and across our UK offices. You will work closely with our Microsoft partner and Cyber Security team to design, deploy, and secure our cloud infrastructure and security estate.
This is a strategic role in shaping the future of our cloud infrastructure. You will play a key part in building a stable, scalable, and secure platform that supports our transition from legacy on-premises systems to a modern cloud-first architecture.
Working collaboratively across IT, security, and business teams—as well as with our Microsoft partner—you will help navigate the current application estate, drive cloud adoption, and ensure our infrastructure is optimised for performance, resilience, compliance, and cost efficiency. Once implemented, you will be responsible for maintaining and supporting the platform, ensuring it continues to meet evolving business needs and remains secure, efficient, and reliable.
You will act as a technical authority across the platform, bringing expert-level knowledge of cloud services and automation to guide decision-making and deliver robust solutions.
Key responsibilities:
* Design and deploy scalable Azure infrastructure tailored to our business and legal sector requirements
* Build and manage enterprise-grade Azure Landing Zones, subscriptions, and resource groups
* Optimise performance and cost using Azure-native tools
* Implement and manage Microsoft Entra ID, PIM, and Conditional Access
* Configure secure hybrid access with Entra Private Access
* Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, and PowerShell
* Collaborate across IT, legal, Security and compliance teams
* Work closely with our partners and Microsoft cloud specialists to align architecture with best practices
* Maintain and support the cloud platform as a core infrastructure service
About You
As a Cloud Engineer you will have:
* Minimum five years' experience in Azure Cloud Infrastructure and services
* A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
* Relevant Microsoft Azure certifications
* Strong knowledge of Azure services including Networking, WAF, Logic Apps, and Azure OpenAI
* Deep proficiency in automation and Infrastructure as Code using PowerShell, Terraform, Bicep, and Azure DevOps pipelines
* Hands-on experience with Azure cloud security, identity management, and access control as well as architecting utilising secure by design and zero trust principles
* Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, or other CI/CD and version control tools
* Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
* Proven mentoring capabilities and a commitment to technical excellence
* Strong solution architecture skills for designing scalable, high-performance, and resilient cloud solutions
* Strategic thinking and ability to build a shared vision across teams
* Passion for learning and innovation, driving continuous improvement in cloud engineering practices
About Us
Benefits of working with us as a Cloud Engineer include:
* 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
* Bonus scheme
* Life Assurance
* Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
* Healthcare cash-plan
* 1/3 gym membership contribution
* Electric vehicle scheme
* Happy People/Perks at Work benefits portal
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Flu vaccinations
Is HCR the smart move for you?
HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.
Why HCR people love their jobs
Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we'll back your good ideas. Our "Passion for People" lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples' energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.
What career progression will HCR offer you?
HCR's growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.
What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?
As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We're flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society's Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.
With ten offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they're located. We've expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons resulted in a full service regional hub being established in the heart of the Waterside innovation area centre of Northampton. Our London and Cambridge continue to grow apace.
With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.
As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don't just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces-friendly organisation.
We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.
A note for recruitment agencies – The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, and where possible will use direct hiring methods. We do work with a Preferred Supplier List, and where appropriate, we will release vacancies to those agencies who we deem most appropriate to support us. Only those agencies will be invited to submit candidates via our recruitment portal. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs sent to any employee or Partner of HCR will not be considered an introduction, and no fees will be applicable. Furthermore, we retain the right to pursue these candidates without query of ownership