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# Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Insight
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Salary:** £65,742.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Log Analysis, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Role-Based Access Control, Software Deployment, Cloud Monitoring, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Containerization, Information Technology, Terraform, Dynatrace
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5906234856

## About the Role

Professional Azure certifications (AZ 900, AZ 104, AZ 500, AZ 305, AZ 400) or equivalent demonstrable experience.

 - (Desirable) Experience in Financial Services or Debt Purchasing market.
 - Technical expertise in:
 - Azure IaaS/PaaS
 - Terraform
 - CI/CD (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions)
 - Containerisation (AKS)
 - Security & Identity management (AZ-500 level)
 - Azure networking (patterns, firewalls, routing)
 - Monitoring & Observability (App Insights, Log Analytics, Dynatrace)
 - Incident management and problem resolution (minimising impact, managing workarounds/known errors)

## Description

Deploy and configure Azure services including Compute, Storage, Networking, and Identity.

 - Design and implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
 - Design, deploy, and operate cloud networking solutions.
 - Provide out-of-hours or on-call support as required.

DevOps & Automation

 - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar tools.
 - Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) primarily with Terraform; promote and coach its adoption across IT development teams.
 - Automate operational tasks and cloud environment provisioning.

Security & Compliance

 - Build platforms with a security-first approach, applying Azure security best practices (RBAC, encryption, monitoring).
 - Ensure compliance with regulatory standards such as ISO 27001 and GDPR.

Monitoring & Optimisation

 - Configure and manage monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Dynatrace).
 - Optimise resource usage and manage cloud cost efficiency.

Collaboration

 - Collaborate with development and Cyber Security teams for cloud-native application deployments.
 - Provide technical guidance and create documentation for stakeholders.
 - Work closely with IT Developers, QA Engineers, Infrastructure Design teams, Tech Resilience, Cost Optimisation Managers, Transformation team, 3rd parties (e.g., Microsoft, Fujitsu).

Budget Responsibility

 - No direct or indirect budget management responsibilities.