Cloud Engineer - Microsoft Azure 6 Months contract Inside IR35 Up to £600 per day (inside IR35) Milton Keynes / Hybrid working Our client is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to support the design, build and migration of secure, scalable Microsoft Azure cloud platforms. You will play a key role in cloud infrastructure development, application migration, and DevSecOps, ensuring cloud solutions meet security, compliance and performance requirements. Key Responsibilities Design, build and maintain Microsoft Azure cloud platforms and services. Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or Bicep. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps toolchains. Support cloud readiness assessments and migration of legacy applications. Configure cloud landing zones, networking, identity and access management. Work with Azure App Service, Logic Apps, Functions and Container Apps. Implement monitoring, logging, backup, recovery and cloud security controls. Apply Zero Trust principles and relevant UK government security standards. Troubleshoot complex technical issues and support change management. Collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders to optimise cloud performance, security and costs. Essential Skills and Experience Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud platform engineering. Proven experience building and migrating applications to public cloud platforms. Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform or Bicep. Experience ..... full job details .....