Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Azure)

TL;DR

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Azure): Building, supporting, and evolving the hirify.global infrastructure environment primarily in Azure with Kubernetes (AKS) and Terraform with an accent on scalable resilient solutions, IaC standardization, security, and cost optimization. Focus on implementing progressive delivery strategies, monitoring with Azure Monitor and Grafana, CI/CD workflows, and modernizing legacy platforms.

Location: GBR, GB Birmingham, GB, B37 7ES

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in assurance, testing, inspection, and certification services with a focus on cloud infrastructure platforms.

What you will do

• Implement, support, and refine Azure environments using IaC (Terraform) to build scalable infrastructure.
• Engineer flexible cloud development environments and progressive delivery strategies for applications.
• Monitor infrastructure with tools like Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Open Telemetry, and Grafana to ensure optimal performance.
• Build and maintain CI/CD workflows, support DevOps on cloud technicalities, and drive Kubernetes adoption.
• Champion security and compliance by embedding policies into IaC and automating IAM/RBAC.
• Modernize infrastructure, migrate applications to Azure, optimize costs, and support legacy platforms like Windows Server and Active Directory.
• Contribute to platform strategy, DR initiatives, and project delivery in an Agile environment.

Requirements

• At least 3 years as Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in Azure and 6 years in Infrastructure/Support Engineer roles (Windows Server, Active Directory).
• Terraform experience delivering IaC in DevOps environments.
• Strong experience with Docker/Kubernetes and hub/spoke Azure architectures.
• Understanding of networking, IDAM, security, and supporting development teams.
• ITIL knowledge in Release, Deployment, Change Management; Agile experience (2-week sprints).
• Effective communication, self-motivation, leadership in cloud standards, and analytical problem-solving.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative infrastructure team environment with knowledge sharing, cross-skilling, and mentoring.
• Work in Agile sprints with ceremonies and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Focus on innovation, cost savings, and evolving platform capabilities.
• Close collaboration with support vendors for incident resolution within SLAs.