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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Platform Engineer - **Company:** Spirax Sarco - **Location:** Cheltenham, UK - **Salary:** £54,113.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Cloud Platform System, Bicep, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5827317661 ## About the Role * Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure infrastructure, networking, storage, security, and platform services. * Proven experience supporting and administering enterprise Azure environments. * Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies including Bicep and Terraform. * Automation and scripting skills using PowerShell or similar technologies. * Experience migrating workloads from on-premises environments to Azure. * Strong understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, and governance principles. * Knowledge of FinOps, cloud consumption management, and cost optimisation techniques. * Experience with monitoring, performance management, backup, and disaster recovery solutions. * Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills. * Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills. * Ability to work collaboratively across technical teams and third-party providers. * Commitment to continuous learning, service improvement, and engineering best practice. ## Description We are seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Cloud & Infrastructure team. This role is responsible for the implementation, support, automation, and continuous improvement of our Microsoft Azure cloud platform, ensuring services are secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective., * Design, implement, support, and optimise Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services. * Deliver secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions aligned to business requirements. * Provision and manage Azure resources using Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform) and automation tools. * Support cloud migration, modernisation, and transformation initiatives. * Implement and maintain cloud security, identity, access controls, and governance standards. * Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve Azure platform incidents, problems, and service requests. * Maintain backup, recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery capabilities. * Implement monitoring, alerting, performance, capacity, and availability management across the Azure estate. * Optimise cloud performance, utilisation, operational efficiency, and cost. * Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures. * Collaborate with internal teams and third-party suppliers to deliver high-quality cloud services. * Contribute to continual service improvement, automation, and operational maturity initiatives., * Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate * Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert * Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert * ITIL Foundation Certification Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones! Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. 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