Cloud & Server Engineer in Slough

• Role: Network Engineer - Azure Cloud Platform Engineer, Devops deployment
• Hybrid Mode – 4 Days onsite in a week
• 1 years Fixed Term contract

Job Details

The Cloud & Server Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and governing cloud-native and hybrid platform services across the organisation, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure.

This is a platform engineering role — the team defines the standards, frameworks, and reference architectures that underpin the organisation's infrastructure, rather than providing day-to-day operational support.

Combining platform engineering with modern Dev Ops practices, this role drives the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Ia C), CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment patterns to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure platform services.

The team establishes governance, monitoring frameworks, and operational standards that enable support and operations teams to manage services effectively — acting as the technical escalation point for complex platform issues.

Working closely with Solution Architecture, application development, and data teams, the engineer designs and delivers Azure-based solutions that meet business and technology requirements, championing a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and self-service enablement.

Experience & Qualifications

• Required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including Iaa S, Paa S, networking, identity (Entra ID), and governance services.
• 2+ years of experience with Dev Ops tooling and practices, including CI/CD pipelines (Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM), and version control (Git).
• 2+ years' experience in infrastructure design, platform engineering, or architecture.
• Strong proficiency with automation and scripting — Power Shell, Azure CLI, Python, or Bash.
• Solid understanding of containerisation (Docker) and familiarity with orchestration platforms (Azure Kubernetes Service).
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture, deployment patterns, and management best practices, including the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
• Experience defining standards, governance frameworks, and reference architectures for cloud platform consumption.
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts, storage configurations, virtualisation technologies, and disaster recovery/backup design for hybrid environments.
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops (Repos, Pipelines, Boards, Artifacts) or equivalent platforms.
• Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM), including Entra ID, RBAC, PIM.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance requirements, and IT governance frameworks (ITIL, COBIT, or similar).
• Preferred
• Experience with multi-cloud environments or hybrid cloud integration.
• Familiarity with Git Ops, policy-as-code (e. g. Azure Policy, OPA), and secrets management (Azure Key Vault).
• Experience implementing Dev Sec Ops practices — automated scanning, compliance-as-code, and shift-left security.
• Experience designing monitoring and observability frameworks (rather than just consuming them).

• Certifications — any of the following are highly valued

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Microsoft Certified: Dev Ops Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
• Hashi
• Corp Certified: Terraform Associate
• ITIL Foundation or Practitioner
• CISSP or similar security certification