Azure Cloud Engineer in England

At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as Azure Cloud Engineer and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.

National Grid is hiring an Azure Cloud Engineer on a permanent basis. This position can be based in Warwick or London. This role is designated as hybrid, with an expectation of 3-4 days per month in the office. Requirements may vary based on business needs and company policy.

As Azure Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for configuring, automating and deploying Azure platform services using Infrastructure as Code (primarily Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines built with GitHub Actions. You will support both central platform enablement and a federated delivery model by helping teams deploy and operate Azure services well, consistently, and securely.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the UK’s transition to net zero, enabling the products and services that will support the transition to a net‑zero energy system.

What you will do:

• Deploy, configure, and update Azure services using Terraform
• Build and maintain Azure platform components used by multiple teams, including shared services and environment foundations
• Apply practical knowledge of Azure networking concepts (such as routing, subnets, and integration points) as part of platform provisioning
• Create and maintain reusable Terraform modules and configuration patterns
• Support consistent deployments across environments (e.g. dev, test, UAT, prod)
• Ensure infrastructure changes are version‑controlled, reviewed, and traceable through code‑first workflows
• Design and implement GitHub Actions workflows to orchestrate Terraform lifecycle steps (init, plan, apply)
• Embed automated validation and quality checks into pipelines
• Support safe promotion of infrastructure changes using pull‑request‑based workflows
• Implement automation that supports operational hygiene and reduces manual intervention
• Promote good cloud hygiene, including resource grouping, tagging discipline, and cost awareness
• Support tagging standards and basic FinOps principles to enable cost visibility and accountability
• Contribute to logging, monitoring, and observability patterns where required
• Work closely with platform colleagues and delivery teams to understand needs and unblock deployments
• Produce lightweight documentation and runbooks to support self‑service adoption of platform patterns
• Willingness to participate in on‑call or shift‑based support may be required over time

About you:

• Hands‑on experience deploying Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code
• Strong preference for Terraform; experience with Bicep or ARM acceptable with solid IaC fundamentals
• Strong Git experience and confidence working with GitHub
• Practical experience creating and maintaining GitHub Actions pipelines
• Comfortable working across multiple teams in a consultative, enabling role

What you will get:

• Competitive Salary: circa £48,000 – £57,000 per annum (based on capability, and experience)

Additional benefits:

• A competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• You will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance
• Flexible benefits such as a cycle scheme, share incentive plan, technology schemes
• Access to apps such as digital GP service for round the clock access to GP video consultations and NHS repeat prescriptions, wellbeing app to support your health and fitness
• Access to Work + Family Space, providing support and resources for work and family life, including paid emergency childcare and eldercare

The closing date for this vacancy is 27th February. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points‑based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points‑based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the unique differences people bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

Our goal to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation that comes with having diverse teams and business need. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and provide a working environment where everyone feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.