Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (SC Cleared) - Azure

Location: Derby, UK

Working Model: Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)
Contract Duration: 6 months
Rate: Up to £500 per day (Inside IR35)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (SC Cleared) to join a major digital transformation programme within the aerospace manufacturing sector. You will play a key role in designing, implementing, securing, and optimizing Azure cloud infrastructure that supports critical engineering, manufacturing, and enterprise applications.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on large-scale cloud platforms, application migrations, and infrastructure modernization initiatives within a complex enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available Azure cloud solutions.
• Build and manage Azure environments for application, data, and DevOps teams.
• Deliver end-to-end cloud infrastructure implementations in collaboration with architects and technical stakeholders.
• Implement Azure resources in accordance with security, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using ARM Templates and PowerShell.
• Configure and manage networking components including VNets, Subnets, NSGs, Load Balancers, and Peering.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Implement backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, networking, connectivity, and Firewall-related issues.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and implementation standards.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, data engineers, and platform teams to resolve infrastructure challenges.

Required Skills & Experience

• Active SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain SC Clearance.
• Strong commercial experience designing and implementing solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Extensive experience across Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services.
• Proven experience delivering cloud migration and infrastructure transformation projects.
• Strong expertise with:
  • ARM Templates
  • PowerShell Scripting
  • Azure Virtual Machines
  • Azure Active Directory
  • Azure SQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure Data Lake
  • Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Experience configuring:
  • Virtual Networks (VNets)
  • Subnets
  • Network Security Groups (NSGs)
  • Load Balancers
  • VM Scale Sets
  • Storage Accounts
  • Backup and Recovery Services
• Knowledge of Docker, Containers, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Experience implementing Web Application Firewalls (WAF).
• Strong understanding of High Availability and Disaster Recovery architectures.

Desirable Skills

• Azure networking and connectivity troubleshooting expertise.
• Experience with reverse proxies, gateways, and Azure Traffic Manager.
• Hands-on experience implementing Azure security controls and best practices.
• Linux administration experience across RHEL and Ubuntu.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on critical cloud transformation programmes.
• Exposure to complex enterprise-scale Azure environments.
• Collaborative and technically challenging project work.
• Hybrid working arrangement with a leading organisation in the aerospace sector.

If you are a skilled Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with active SC Clearance and a strong background in enterprise cloud delivery, we would be interested in hearing from you.