Cloud Security Engineer (Azure / Terraform)

We're sourcing a Cloud Security Engineer (Azure / Terraform) for a 6-month UK-based contract (fully remote). This role is ideal for a hands-on Azure / Terraform contractor who can quickly take ownership and deliver secure, production-grade infrastructure through code.You'll be embedded in a modern Azure environment, leading security engineering initiatives with a strong focus on Terraform-first delivery. Expect to spend the majority of your time writing clean, reusable modules, embedding security controls, and pushing everything through CI/CD.Key deliverables:

• Build and enforce secure Azure infrastructure using Terraform (modular, scalable, production-ready)
• Implement perimeter security with Azure Front Door + WAF (OWASP, bot protection, rule tuning)
• Define governance using Azure Policy as code (networking, firewall, compliance controls)
• Secure AKS workloads with container scanning and runtime protections
• Design and roll out Conditional Access and identity protections in Microsoft Entra ID (P2)
• Harden Azure DevOps pipelines using managed identities and least-privilege principles
• Drive risk visibility and remediation via Microsoft Defender for Cloud

You'll suit this contract if you're a strong coder with Terraform, security-focused by default, and comfortable delivering autonomously without hand-holding.