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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Digital Specialist - Azure Cloud Engineer - **Company:** Scottish Water - **Location:** UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £45,699.0 - £51,184.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Databases, SQL Azure, Cloud Services, Virtual Machines, Cloud Platform System, Microsoft Power Automate, Firewalls (Computer Science), Git, Data Lakes, Bicep, Cloud Migration, Stream Analytics, Api Management, Serverless Computing, Vmware - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://scottishwater.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Scotland-United-Kingdom/Senior-Digital-Specialist---Azure-Cloud-Engineer_R11791-1 ## About the Role We're looking for someone with deep Azure expertise and hands-on experience with Azure DevOps. You'll have practical knowledge in cloud adoption scenarios such as cloud-scale analytics, modern application platforms, and Azure VMware. You'll be comfortable working with a range of Azure and M365 technologies, such as: * Virtual Machines, API Management, Storage (Blob, File, Data Lake), Azure SQL Databases, IoT, Containers (AKS, Azure Functions), Networking (NSGs, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway) * Data Factory, Stream Analytics, Logic Apps, Functions, Service Bus, Power Platform * Infrastructure as Code (preferably Bicep) and cloud provisioning scripts * CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git Beyond technical skills, we're looking for someone who can collaborate effectively with architects and product teams, drive improvements in cloud infrastructure, and mentor junior colleagues. The ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels and keep a customer-focused mindset is essential in this role. ## Description This role is about much more than keeping systems up and running - it's about engineering secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions in Azure that power essential public services. You'll be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimising Azure infrastructure to meet both the current operational needs and future growth of our services. You'll work on building and configuring Azure landing zones, setting up networking and security, and ensuring that our cloud platform adheres to best practices, ensuring it's both reliable and ready for the future. Collaboration will be key in this role as you work closely with cross-functional teams to make sure the solutions you develop are fully integrated, aligned with business goals, and driven by a clear cloud strategy. Additionally, you'll drive continuous improvement across the cloud infrastructure, applying the Azure Well-Architected Framework to ensure the platform's high performance, security, and cost-effectiveness. You'll also play an important role in mentoring colleagues, sharing cloud best practices, and helping to raise the overall cloud maturity across the teams. This role is key in supporting Scottish Water's cloud-first transformation and will directly impact the development of a future-ready digital platform., Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party, and must be completed before your start date. Don't worry - we'll only start these checks once you've accepted an offer. A few final things worth knowing… Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you're interested in this job, but don't tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don't rule yourself out! Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We're very used to making adjustments, so please don't be afraid to ask. As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it's important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don't already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months. Candidates should be aware that a valid UK driving licence is required for driving on Scottish Water business and claiming business mileage expenses. Please note, Scottish Water takes the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees, colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing in line with our policy. Finally (finally!), candidates who haven't submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won't need to do anything. 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