Senior Cloud Engineer

Salary: £50,000 - 50,000 per year

Requirements:

• Hands-on Azure experience with a strong networking and security background
• Infrastructure as Code experience is essential; Bicep is our tool of choice, but strong Terraform experience is equally welcome
• DevOps experience, ideally with Azure DevOps and Git-based CI/CD
• Comfort and enthusiasm for mentoring less experienced colleagues
• Some exposure to architectural thinking is helpful, though this is primarily a hands-on engineering role
• No specific industry background is required; we welcome applicants from any sector

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and configure secure, scalable Azure landing zones and subscriptions for new and ongoing projects
• Own infrastructure delivery through Infrastructure as Code; no manual changes are made outside of this process
• Apply networking and security best practice across our Azure estate
• Work closely with project teams during setup, then provide ongoing support as needed once delivery is underway
• Mentor and support junior colleagues and graduate placements, sharing knowledge and best practice
• Collaborate with the wider architecture function to keep infrastructure aligned with broader cloud strategy
• Contribute to the teams continuous improvement as we develop our cloud platform

Technologies:

• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Git
• Support
• LESS
• Network
• Security
• Terraform

More:

We are a well-established public sector organisation delivering essential services to communities across Scotland, and we are currently undergoing a significant cloud-first digital transformation. This is a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer role within our Strategy, Architecture & Innovation team, based in Scotland with hybrid working across a network of sites. The salary is £45,699 - £51,184. We offer a generous annual leave allowance with the option to buy and sell, a local government-style pension scheme, an annual bonus scheme, paid volunteering time, family-friendly policies covering adoption, maternity, and parental leave, and additional employee discount benefits.

last updated 35 week of 2026