Location: Knutsford Job Type: Contract Industry: Cloud & Infrastructure Job reference: BBBH418608_1753345651 Posted: 42 minutes ago
Role Title: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Duration: 7 Months
Location: Knutsford (Hybrid)
Rate: £520 Per Day - Umbrella only
Would you like to join a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation?
Our client is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms.
Role purpose / summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and Terraform to join our dynamic technology team. This role is critical to designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and compliant cloud infrastructure to support our financial services operations.
1. Design and implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform to automate provisioning and configuration of Azure resources.
2. Build and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient cloud environments aligned with financial services compliance standards (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS).
3. Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Application teams to support CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and incident response.
4. Optimize cloud costs and performance through resource governance, tagging strategies, and usage analytics.
5. Develop and maintain documentation for infrastructure standards, procedures, and best practices.
6. Participate in disaster recovery planning, business continuity, and security audits.
7. Stay current with Azure service updates and industry trends to recommend improvements.
8. Required Skills & Experience:
9. Proven experience with Terraform for infrastructure automation in production environments.
10. Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services (e.g., Azure Virtual Network, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor).
11. Solid understanding of networking, identity and access management (IAM), and security best practices in cloud environments.
12. Experience in regulated industries, preferably financial services, with a strong grasp of compliance and governance requirements.
13. Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python.
14. Familiarity with Git, CI/CD tools, and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
15. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!