Salary: £50,000 - 53,000 per year Requirements: Commercial experience delivering Azure-based hosting in production Experience supporting websites or platforms in the cloud Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Ansible) Experience with Linux and Windows environments A solid understanding of cloud networking and security A collaborative, team-focused approach with strong communication skills Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines or Azure certifications (AZ-104 or higher) is advantageous but not essential Responsibilities: Designing, building and maintaining cloud hosting environments with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure Building and maintaining Azure hosting environments for websites and applications Implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible Supporting Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerised workloads Managing limited AWS services where required Configuring cloud networking components such as Application Gateways and Load Balancers Working with CDN and WAF technologies (e.g. Cloudflare) Implementing cloud backup solutions Supporting Windows and Linux virtual machines where needed Working with Microsoft security and identity tooling (Defender, Entra, Intune) Defining migration processes and runbooks for operational teams Technologies: AWS Ansible Azure CI/CD Cloud Kubernetes Linux Security Terraform WAF Windows DevOps Support Microsoft 365 Office 365 More: We are a well-established Manchester-based digital and technology services business that builds, hosts, and supports websites and platforms for a broad range of organizations. We are currently hiring a Cloud Engineer to join our infrastructure function at a key point of transformation, offering a hybrid working model with a minimum of 2 days per week on-site in our Manchester city centre office. The role offers a salary of £50,000 – £53,000 depending on experience, 25 days holiday plus public holidays and your birthday, an employer pension contribution of 5 percent, and a private healthcare scheme. last updated 5 week of 2026