Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

The Company You will join an internationally recognised organisation based in Central London, working in a hybrid and flexible environment. The organisation combines heritage, creativity and innovation, with technology playing a central role in improving platforms, services and customer experiences. Teams value integrity, collaboration and high standards, while giving engineers the autonomy to influence modern cloud solutions across complex, business-critical environments. The Role As a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer, you will design, build and improve Azure PaaS environments that support modern application delivery. This is a hands-on senior engineering role within a platform engineering function, giving you influence across cloud architecture, DevOps, security, automation and engineering standards. You will work closely with software engineering, security, service management and architecture teams to deliver reliable cloud-native platforms. The role suits someone who enjoys solving complex Azure challenges, setting best practice and mentoring engineers while remaining close to technical delivery. Key responsibilities: Design Azure PaaS architecture across secure cloud environments. Build platforms using App Services, Functions and Container Apps. Automate cloud infrastructure with Bicep, ARM and Azure tooling. Improve governance, security, RBAC and Azure Policy standards. Advise engineering teams on DevOps and cloud adoption. Mentor engineers and raise platform engineering capability. Requirements Essential Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience designing and supporting Microsoft Azure cloud environments. Deep expertise across Azure PaaS services including App Services, Azure Functions and Container Apps. Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using Bicep and ARM templates. Experience implementing cloud governance, security controls and Azure Policy. Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity management and RBAC. Experience working within DevOps environments and CI/CD pipelines. Knowledge of cloud monitoring, observability and operational best practices. Experience collaborating with software engineering, architecture and security teams. Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Benefits & Perks You will join a values-led organisation that invests in wellbeing, flexibility and long-term career growth. Benefits include: Hybrid working model. Flexible working arrangements. Competitive pension scheme. Generous annual leave allowance. Professional development and training opportunities. Access to wellbeing initiatives and employee support programmes. Opportunity to work on large-scale cloud transformation projects. Collaborative and inclusive working culture.