Full job descriptionJob title: Azure Cloud Engineer
Rate: £350-375 per day - Outside IR35 / Ltd Company
Duration: 3 months initially
Location: Northwich, Cheshire, but mostly remote working / WFH
Start date: ASAP

Overview
We are seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to support an infrastructure transformation programme.
This is a hands-on engineering role, covering discovery, planning, migration, testing, documentation, and BAU handover activities.

Key Responsibilities
*Support migration of on-premise workloads into Azure
*Execute discovery, assessment, planning, and migration activities
*Deliver test and production migrations, including rollback planning
*Support post-migration validation and issue resolution
*Assist with Azure landing zones, networking, identity, security, and infrastructure configuration
*Support Azure domain controller and core identity infrastructure initiatives
*Work within agreed architecture, governance and security standards
*Produce migration documentation, runbooks, test evidence, and as-built records
*Support operational handover and knowledge transfer to internal teams and support partners
*Identify and escalate risks, issues, and dependencies.
Essential Experience
*Microsoft Azure infrastructure engineering
*Azure server migrations using Azure Migrate or similar tools.
*Windows Server administration and migration.
*Active Directory, DNS, and identity services.
*Azure networking (VNets, routing, NSGs, connectivity).
*Discovery, dependency mapping, and migration readiness assessments.
*Migration planning, testing, execution, and rollback activities.
*Technical documentation and operational handover.
*Experience working within project or programme environments.
Desirable Experience
*Disaster Recovery platforms, particularly Rubrik
*Azure governance, policy, security, and monitoring
*Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
*Experience of working with global IT teams