We are seeking an Azure DevOps Engineer to take technical ownership of security, architecture, and shared services across a complex hybrid cloud estate.
This a 3-6 month contract, outside IR35, you must be able to work in the Manchester office 2 days per week.
Key responsibilities
- Own and continuously improve cloud security posture across Azure (primary), with exposure to AWS and GCP.
- Identify, assess, and remediate vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across cloud infrastructure, networking, and IAM.
- Provide senior-level input into low- and high-level cloud solution designs.
- Build and maintain shared Azure landing zones and core infrastructure.
- Review penetration test and vulnerability assessment outputs and drive remediation.
- Support cloud governance, access control, policy enforcement, and cost optimisation.
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (core services, networking, Entra ID).
- Proven background in cloud architecture or cloud engineering (5+ years).
- Deep understanding of cloud security, IAM, networking, and policy-based governance.
- Experience with CSPM tools and enterprise-scale cloud environments.
- Exposure to automation and IaC (Terraform, PowerShell, Python) desirable.