Azure Cloud Engineer

Hays are now looking for an Azure Engineer for one of our local clients: £428.40 Outside IR35 Remote (occasional meetings in London) 6 month+ contract Overview We're looking for a hands-on Azure Cloud Migration Engineer…

Outside IR35 Hybrid IT
Pay rate £428/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 14 September 2026

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£428.40 Outside IR35

Hays are now looking for an Azure Engineer for one of our local clients:

£428.40 Outside IR35
Remote (occasional meetings in London)
6 month+ contract

Overview
We're looking for a hands-on Azure Cloud Migration Engineer to support the migration of a business-critical application from on-premise infrastructure to Microsoft Azure. Working alongside the Lead Technical Architect, you'll build, migrate, test and support Azure infrastructure, ensuring a secure, resilient and operationally ready platform.

Essential Skills

Azure cloud migration experience
Azure Infrastructure (compute, storage, landing zones)
Azure Networking & Hybrid Connectivity
Entra ID / Identity & Access Management
Azure Security
Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery
Terraform, Bicep or Infrastructure as Code
Azure DevOps / CI/CD
Monitoring, Logging & Operational Support
Experience in regulated or mission-critical environments
Responsibilities

Support discovery, technical assessment and migration planning
Build and configure Azure infrastructure, networking and security controls
Implement identity, monitoring and operational services
Deliver migration, cutover and rollback activities
Support resilience, backup and disaster recovery testing
Troubleshoot infrastructure and migration issues
Produce technical documentation and operational handover materials
Work closely with architects, Microsoft and third-party teams throughout delivery
Desirable

Azure certifications
Azure Landing Zones
Kubernetes / AKS
ITIL / Service Transition experience

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