Azure Cloud Engineer
Posted: 21-06-2026
Company: Opus Recruitment Solutions
Type: Contract
Reference: 225273377
Type: Contract
Reference: 225273377
Job Description:
Azure Cloud/ Infrastructure engineer | 6 month initial contract | £400-£550 InsideIR35 | Hybrid Model 2 Days on site in DerbyThis clients team has lots of demand, and are in serious growth mode, so are looking for some contractors to join the team.
Key requirements:
- Strong experience working in Azure cloud environments (IaaS & PaaS)
- Hands-on infrastructure experience including VMs, VNets, NSGs, storage accounts and load balancers
- Solid understanding of networking concepts (IP addressing, DNS, VPNs, ExpressRoute) within Azure
- Experience with identity and access management (Azure AD, RBAC, Conditional Access)
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (ARM templates, Bicep or Terraform)
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights)
- Knowledge of backup, disaster recovery and high availability solutions in Azure
- Strong understanding of general cloud and infrastructure best practices (scalability, security, cost optimisation)
- Relevant Azure certifications (AZ‑104 preferred) and ability to operate at a senior level
