Azure Cloud Systems Engineer—Design, Secure & Automate

Landmarc Solutions; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of support services for armed forces in the UK is seeking an IT Systems Engineer (Cloud) to design and deploy secure Azure infrastructure, manage cloud resources, and implement automation using Infrastructure as Code tools. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years of experience in Microsoft Azure and relevant certifications, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills. This permanent role offers a competitive salary of £45,000 - £55,000 plus excellent benefits.

Benefits

Pension with contributions up to 8%

25 days annual leave pro-rata

Edenred savings scheme

Annual salary review

Life assurance

Health cash plan

Professional development support

Family-friendly policies

Sick pay starts after 6 months

Qualifications

• 3+ years in cloud environments, primarily Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions).
• Eligible for BPSS & SC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Build secure, scalable Azure infrastructure and services.
• Oversee Azure resources across compute, storage, networking, identity, and security.
• Implement best practices for security, patching, and vulnerability management.

Skills

Azure services (VMs, Storage, Networking, AD, Key Vault, Security Center, Policy)

Container platforms (AKS, RedHat OpenShift)

Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash)

Networking fundamentals and cloud security principles

Problem-solving ability

Excellent communication

Collaborative mindset

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)

ITIL v4 Foundation

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Job description

A leading provider of support services for armed forces in the UK is seeking an IT Systems Engineer (Cloud) to design and deploy secure Azure infrastructure, manage cloud resources, and implement automation using Infrastructure as Code tools. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years of experience in Microsoft Azure and relevant certifications, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills. This permanent role offers a competitive salary of £45,000 - £55,000 plus excellent benefits.