Cloud Engineer

Role Title: Cloud Engineer (Azure) Location: Sheffield, UK Work setup: 3 days onsite/week Key Responsibilities · Architect and operate secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platforms across Azure and GCP, while supporting AWS integrations and workloads where required. · Design and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and cloud-native tooling. · Build reusable Infrastructure as Code modules and standards using Terraform, with strong state management and deployment governance. · Deploy and manage container platforms and workloads across AKS and GKE as primary targets, with practical support for EKS. · Own enterprise artifact lifecycle management using Nexus, Azure Repos, GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, including repository strategy, dependency governance, retention, and promotion controls. · Implement DevSecOps controls including SAST, DAST, dependency and container image scanning, secrets management, and policy-as-code. · Define release strategies, environment promotion flows, rollback mechanisms, and audit-ready deployment processes. · Establish observability standards for logs, metrics, traces, and proactive alerting across cloud-native applications. · Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements to reduce service disruption and improve recovery times. · Drive cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices through resource governance, right-sizing, and utilization analysis. · Collaborate with security, architecture, and engineering teams to ensure secure platform patterns and enterprise compliance. · Mentor engineers and drive DevOps best practices, automation-first culture, and platform standardization. Required Skills and Qualifications · 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Platform Engineering, SRE, or related roles. · Strong hands-on expertise in Azure and GCP services, architecture, and operations. · Working knowledge of AWS for secondary multi-cloud support and integration use cases. · Advanced experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins. · Deep Infrastructure as Code expertise with Terraform, including module design and lifecycle management. · Strong containerization and orchestration experience with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS and GKE preferred). · Mandatory hands-on experience with Nexus Repository Manager for artifact storage, versioning, security, and pipeline integration. · Solid scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, and PowerShell. · Strong cloud security knowledge including IAM, RBAC, secrets and key management, encryption, and network security controls. · Practical DevSecOps experience with vulnerability management and secure software supply chain practices. · Experience implementing monitoring and observability using tools such as Azure Monitor, Google Cloud Operations, Prometheus, Grafana, and centralized logging platforms. · Strong understanding of networking concepts including VNET, VPC, DNS, ingress, load balancing, and private connectivity patterns. · Proven experience in regulated enterprise environments with strict governance, change control, and audit requirements. · Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Preferred Certifications Certifications are preferred, not mandatory. Equivalent hands-on multi-cloud experience is acceptable. · Azure - AZ-400 / AZ-305 / AZ-104 · GCP - Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer / Professional Cloud Architect / Professional Cloud Security Engineer · AWS - DevOps Engineer - Professional / Solutions Architect - Professional · Platform and DevOps - Terraform Associate / CKA / CKS