Azure Cloud Engineer - SC CLEARED

About us

Zero Plus Ltd is a trusted technology services partner to the UK Government and corporate sectors. We deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions to multiple UK public sector organisations.

Supporting more than 20,000 end users, our mission is to enable secure cloud and end-user services guided by our Zero Trust Security Model. Our teams specialise in Identity Verification, Managed Endpoints, Threat Detection, Secure Remote Access, and Adaptive Security Policies—balancing exceptional user experience with enterprise-grade security.

We operate under an ISO/IEC 27001-certified ISMS and an ITIL-aligned service management framework, ensuring integrity, resilience, and operational excellence.

Joining Zero Plus means being part of a growing, people-first organisation where your career will be developed by working alongside experienced technology professionals supporting mission-critical government services.

Why join Zero Plus?

• You’ll be supporting some of the UK’s most high-profile digital environments, where secure, scalable, cloud-native infrastructure is mission critical.
• At Zero Plus, your expertise will directly contribute to national digital services — helping public sector organisations confidently navigate complex, multi-platform estates with macOS at the core.
• We are offering a fantastic Contract-to-Perm opportunity: Begin with a contract that could transition into a permanent position for the right candidate.
• High-Impact Projects: Work on cutting-edge projects in secure cloud adoption and Zero Trust Security across a range of customers with complex environments across the Mac, IOS, Android and Windows technologies.
• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a talented, driven team where your expertise is highly valued.
• Professional Growth: Gain exposure to the latest tools and solutions in endpoint management, cybersecurity, and enterprise systems.

Role purpose

Design, code, and manage secure cloud-based network infrastructure in Azure, AWS, and other public clouds.

In this role, you will ensure scalable and reliable connectivity across multi-cloud and hybrid environments, enabling cloud services that underpin UK Government and enterprise operations. You will work closely with architects, developers, and security teams to align network designs with business and compliance needs. This is a highly technical role suitable for an expert engineer with a good grasp on connectivity, cloud technologies and infrastructure as a code practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy (IaC), and manage cloud networking solutions across Azure and AWS including, but not limited to, private hosted environment (VPC/Vnet), private connectivity (endpoint, VPN services, etc.) Physical/Virtual/WebApp Firewalls for access controls, and threat detection.
• Automate provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, Azure CLI, and PowerShell. Contribute to CI/CD integration for infrastructure as code.
• Support and evolve exiting topologies and connectivity solutions.
• Escalation points for connectivity issues with cloud systems and resources.
• Monitor and optimise performance across hybrid, cross-tenancy, and multi-cloud environments. Implement observability tooling.
• Ensure compliance with ISO27001 standards, Zero Trust principles, and Well-Architected Frameworks.
• Maintain accurate documentation and mentor junior engineers.

This role gives you the opportunity to deliver secure, modern cloud infrastructure on projects

with national impact.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, and firewall principles. Hands-on experience with Fortinet (vFG), Zscaler Private Access (ZPA-Connectors), AWS and Azure networking services (VPC/VNets, Transit Gateway, App Gateway, Firewall & WAF, security-groups, Network Watcher, Load Balancers, etc.).
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines. Scripting and automation expertise with Terraform, AWS CLI, and Azure CLI. Comfortable to work with Github, AzureDevOps repos, pipelines, policies, etc.
• Proven experience in Azure and AWS networking. Good understanding of Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Network Watcher, AWS CloudWatch, SSM, AWS Duty guard, AWS Config, etc.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Delivery focused with the ability to effectively prioritise tasks in a high-pressure environment to drive activities forward and meet demanding deadlines.
• Current, Valid Security Clearance (SC).

Preferred skills and experience

• MSP background or experience in high-paced IT environments.
• Certifications (CCNA/CCNP/MCSA/AZ-700/900).
• Experience with Firewalls (Fortinet/Juniper/Cisco/Palo/SonicWall).
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (or equivalent).
• Experience with Zscaler, Okta,
• Familiar with Linux, Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/AKS).
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or third-party monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of PowerShell, bash, python, any other language.
• Exposure to implementation of AI in automation services.