Cloud Engineer (Azure)

TL;DR

Cloud Engineer (Azure): Building and optimizing Azure infrastructure solutions and platforms for internal engineering teams with an accent on automation, security, and developer experience. Focus on designing scalable Azure foundations, driving CI/CD pipelines, and embedding AI into cloud engineering workflows.

Location: Hybrid in Manchester, Bristol, Halifax, or Leeds, United Kingdom. Participation in an out-of-hours support rota is required.

Salary: £72,702 - £80,780

Company

hirify.global is a leading UK financial services group modernising its technology platforms and reshaping the future of finance.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain secure and scalable Azure infrastructure foundations.
• Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and automated CI/CD pipelines using Harness CI and PowerShell.
• Translate security and control requirements into policy-as-code guardrails with Azure Policy.
• Create and enhance "Golden Paths" using Backstage templates and service catalogue improvements.
• Collaborate with security, risk, architecture, and delivery teams to meet regulatory requirements.
• Drive operational excellence across monitoring, incidents, cost optimisation, and reliability, including out-of-hours support.
• Prototype and implement GenAI and agentic-AI automation for deployments and documentation.

Requirements

• Experience in Platform Engineering with a consistent track record building and operating Azure solutions.
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Harness, or similar).
• Proficiency in one or more scripting/programming languages (Python, Go, PowerShell, Bash).
• Experience with configuration-management tooling for automation and policy enforcement.
• Strong ownership approach with the ability to lead delivery of features or platform components.
• Skilled in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform.

Culture & Benefits

• Performance-based share bonus and flexible benefits allowance.
• Generous pension contribution and private health cover.
• Up to 30 days annual leave, with the ability to purchase more.
• Access to colleague share schemes.
• Commitment to inclusion, diversity, and wellbeing.
• Hybrid working options.