via Reed · 14 September 2026 ·5 days ago

Azure Cloud Engineer

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
London Contract GBP 111,384 – 111,384
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Hays are now looking for an Azure Engineer for one of our local clients:

  • £428.40 Outside IR35

  • Remote (occasional meetings in London)

  • 6 month+ contract

Overview
We're looking for a hands-on Azure Cloud Migration Engineer to support the migration of a business-critical application from on-premise infrastructure to Microsoft Azure. Working alongside the Lead Technical Architect, you'll build, migrate, test and support Azure infrastructure, ensuring a secure, resilient and operationally ready platform.

Essential Skills

  • Azure cloud migration experience

  • Azure Infrastructure (compute, storage, landing zones)

  • Azure Networking & Hybrid Connectivity

  • Entra ID / Identity & Access Management

  • Azure Security

  • Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery

  • Terraform, Bicep or Infrastructure as Code

  • Azure DevOps / CI/CD

  • Monitoring, Logging & Operational Support

  • Experience in regulated or mission-critical environments


Responsibilities
  • Support discovery, technical assessment and migration planning

  • Build and configure Azure infrastructure, networking and security controls

  • Implement identity, monitoring and operational services

  • Deliver migration, cutover and rollback activities

  • Support resilience, backup and disaster recovery testing

  • Troubleshoot infrastructure and migration issues

  • Produce technical documentation and operational handover materials

  • Work closely with architects, Microsoft and third-party teams throughout delivery


Desirable
  • Azure certifications

  • Azure Landing Zones

  • Kubernetes / AKS

  • ITIL / Service Transition experience

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