15 of 15 Contract Cloud Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cloud DevOps Engineer/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join a well-established biotech company using large-scale genetic data and AI to predict disease risk and advance precision healthcare. As a Cloud DevOps Engineer/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer , you will focus on building, automating, and … managing scalable cloud infrastructure while ensuring the highest standards of security and availability. This is a contract-based role (6-12 months) offering hybrid/remote working options, a salary range of £500 - £600 per day (Inside IR35) and benefits. Responsibilities: Develop and automate infrastructure for cloud-native networks, integrating APIs for seamless operations. Work with virtual cloud … Terraform, Pulumi, and GitOps principles. Contribute to an Agile development environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions. What We Are Looking For: Previously worked as a Cloud DevOps Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Network Engineer, Cloud Platform More ❯

Azure Cloud Engineer 6 Month Contract Hybrid/Leicester Outside IR35 VIQU have partnered with a leading organisation who are seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to support during a key digital transformation programme. The Role The successful Azure Cloud Engineer will support a large-scale cloud transformation programme, working with cross-functional teams … based infrastructure. Key Technical Skills & Experience : Strong experience working within Azure DevOps (ADO) Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Terraform Automation and scripting skills PowerShell Proven background in Azure cloud infrastructure design and build Experience designing and implementing new environments from scratch (not just maintaining existing systems) Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and release management Excellent communication … skills ability to collaborate across distributed teams Exposure to GitHub and GitHub Actions would be advantageous Kubernetes/AKS exposure desirable but not essential Role details: Job role: Azure Cloud Engineer Job type: Contract Duration: 6 months initial contract Rate: £400 - £435 per day IR35 status: Outside IR35 pending SDS Report Location: Hybrid 3 days per week onsite More ❯

Azure Cloud Engineer – 6 Month Contract – Hybrid/Leicester – Outside IR35 VIQU have partnered with a leading organisation who are seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to support during a key digital transformation programme. The Role The successful Azure Cloud Engineer will support a large-scale cloud transformation programme, working with cross-functional teams … based infrastructure. Key Technical Skills & Experience : Strong experience working within Azure DevOps (ADO) Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) – Terraform Automation and scripting skills – PowerShell Proven background in Azure cloud infrastructure design and build Experience designing and implementing new environments from scratch (not just maintaining existing systems) Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and release management Excellent communication … skills — ability to collaborate across distributed teams Exposure to GitHub and GitHub Actions would be advantageous Kubernetes/AKS exposure desirable but not essential Role details: Job role: Azure Cloud Engineer Job type: Contract Duration: 6 months’ initial contract Rate: £400 - £435 per day IR35 status: Outside IR35 pending SDS Report Location: Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite More ❯

Cloud Engineer – Outside IR35 Milton Keynes (2–3 days/week onsite) | Up to £522/day | 6-Month Contract | Start: 5th Jan 2026 We’re seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer with active SC Clearance to support cloud platform build and application migration activities within a large digital transformation programme. Key Focus Areas: Public Cloud adoption and cloud migration (multi-cloud environment) Cloud operating model design and low-level architecture DevSecOps and agile delivery within enterprise environments Discovery, application passporting, and migration readiness assessments Azure experience Requirements: Active SC Clearance (essential) Strong background in Cloud Engineering and Technology Architecture Experience delivering cloud platform builds and migrations to public cloud Knowledge of agile , DevSecOps , and cloud operating models Details: Outside IR35 Hybrid: Milton Keynes 2–3 days/week Start date: 5th January 2026 Duration: Up to 6 months Rate: Up to £522/day More ❯

3rd Line Cloud Network Engineer Must have an Active DV Clearance Join a forward-thinking team as a 3rd Line Cloud Network Engineer , where you'll play a key role in maintaining and enhancing secure cloud-based network solutions. Working in a dynamic environment, you'll collaborate with 2nd and 3rd Line engineers to deliver … seamless network operations, ensuring reliability, security, and innovation across critical systems. About the Role - 3rd Line Cloud Network Engineer As a 3rd Line Cloud Network Engineer , you'll manage incidents, implement changes, and monitor systems using advanced event management and ITSM tools. You'll oversee PKI certificate management, distribute firmware and security updates, and support both … readiness assessments for new releases. The role involves a rotating shift pattern (07:00-15:00 and 11:00-19:00). What We're Looking For - 3rd Line Cloud Network Engineer Proven experience in Cloud Administration (e.g. Broadcom NSX-T, vCenter). Strong knowledge of Firewall Management (Cisco Firepower Management Centre) and Network Devices (Cisco IOS More ❯

Lead SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Engineer Remote (required to be onsite for PI planning ) 6 Month Contract £650 - £740/day Lorien's Financial Services client are currently recruiting for a Lead SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Engineer to join on a 6 month initial contract, inside IR35. A Lead SailPoint ISC Engineer will act as … Strong understanding of identity lifecycle management, Zero Trust, and governance compliance. Financial services or regulated environment experience preferred. Desirable skills Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies. SailPoint certification Identity Security Cloud Engineer, CISSP, CISM, or similar. Collaboration experience with MS Teams\Zoom collaboration. Identity AI adoption for risk-based access analytics and behavioural anomaly detection. Should this position be More ❯

Cloud Engineer (Defence) Location: South West (onsite, 4 days per week) Rate: £700800 per day (Outside IR35) Clearance: DV (Developed Vetting) active or recently lapsed Join a high-profile Defence programme delivering complex, mission-critical cloud environments. This role sits within a secure engineering team, building and maintaining highly available Kubernetes and Terraform-based infrastructure for classified … systems. Key Focus Hands-on cloud engineering within secure environments (more engineering than architectural design). Ownership of Kubernetes-based platform build, deployment, and optimisation. Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform in multi-tenant, air-gapped, and Terraform Cloud environments. Cloud-native testing, verification, and automation of platform reliability. Contribution to the secure delivery and compliance of cloud platforms supporting Defence systems. Required Skills & Experience DV Clearance (current or lapsed within 12 months). Strong Kubernetes engineering experience (build, management, troubleshooting). Deep Terraform knowledge (Terraform Cloud preferred). Cloud platform testing and validation experience (e.g. integration, performance, or environment resilience). Experience in modern cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or hybrid secure hosting). More ❯

Cloud Engineer (Defence) Location: South West (onsite, 4 days per week) Rate: £700–800 per day (Outside IR35) Clearance: DV (Developed Vetting) – active or recently lapsed Join a high-profile Defence programme delivering complex, mission-critical cloud environments. This role sits within a secure engineering team, building and maintaining highly available Kubernetes and Terraform-based infrastructure for … classified systems. Key Focus Hands-on cloud engineering within secure environments (more engineering than architectural design). Ownership of Kubernetes-based platform build, deployment, and optimisation. Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform in multi-tenant, air-gapped, and Terraform Cloud environments. Cloud-native testing, verification, and automation of platform reliability. Contribution to the secure delivery and compliance of … cloud platforms supporting Defence systems. Required Skills & Experience DV Clearance (current or lapsed within 12 months). Strong Kubernetes engineering experience (build, management, troubleshooting). Deep Terraform knowledge (Terraform Cloud preferred). Cloud platform testing and validation experience (e.g. integration, performance, or environment resilience). Experience in modern cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or hybrid secure hosting More ❯

Job summary We are recruiting a talentedLead Infrastructure Engineer (cloud)to join the core NHS Wales national ICT team at Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW). This role will implement, provide ongoing support and actively look for optimisations for DHCW presence in public cloud. You will work alongside other Senior Infrastructure Engineers, Senior Technical Architects and report … to the Infrastructure Engineering Manager. You must have both excellent technical skills and appreciation of the cloud finances. Appropriate training plans will be provided for successful candidates to cloud based roles to enhance existing skills and knowledge. Successful candidates will be: An excellent Engineer, with ability to both lead and mentor junior staff and act as a … building with a variety of stakeholders. Main duties of the job Responsible for managing the implementation, operation, monitoring, support, maintenance, and ongoing service improvement and optimisation for the infrastructure cloud team. Responsible for providing advice and expertise relating to risk, quality, policies, procedures, and standards for operational infrastructure relating to cloud services. Responsible for the management, spend of More ❯

DBT Cloud Data Engineer (Snowflake, Azure) | Insurance | London (Hybrid) Robert Half International (an S&P 500 global staffing provider) is supporting a global consulting firm in sourcing an experienced DBT Data Engineer to join a major insurance client engagement . The role focuses on scaling a Snowflake Data Warehouse and expanding its DBT Cloud modelling capabilities … ll be part of a growing data engineering function focused on DBT model development , Snowflake optimisation , and data governance across multiple data domains. This role suits a technically strong engineer with proven DBT Cloud experience who can take ownership of data pipelines and drive best practices in transformation, testing, and automation. Key Skills & Experience Deep DBT Cloud expertise, including models, macros, tests, documentation, and CI/CD integration. Hands-on experience developing and optimising in Snowflake Cloud Data Warehouse (schemas, warehouses, security, time travel, performance tuning). Familiarity with Snowflake cost monitoring, governance, replication , and environment management. Strong understanding of data modelling (star/snowflake schemas, SCDs, lineage). Proven Azure experience (Data Factory, Synapse More ❯

DevOps Engineer - GCP & Azure - SC Cleared - £550/day Contract Overview: Position: DevOps Engineer Location: Hybrid - on-site in Corsham or Salisbury one day every fortnight Start Date: January 2026 Duration: Initial 6-month contract Rate: £550 per day (inside IR35) Clearance: Active SC clearance required Essential Skills: Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP More ❯

3rd Line Cloud Network Engineer Must have an Active DV Clearance Join a forward-thinking team as a 3rd Line Cloud Network Engineer , where you'll play a key role in maintaining and enhancing secure cloud-based network solutions. Working in a dynamic environment, you'll collaborate with 2nd and 3rd Line engineers to deliver More ❯

DevOps Engineer - GCP & Azure - SC Cleared - £550/day Contract Overview: Position: DevOps Engineer Location: Hybrid - on-site in Corsham or Salisbury one day every fortnight Start Date: January 2026 Duration: Initial 6-month contract Rate: £550 per day (inside IR35) Clearance: Active SC clearance required Essential Skills: Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP More ❯

Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer, Azure, Hybrid working (2 days per week) Our client, a leading business within their sector, are looking to hire a Cloud Engineer. You will be part of a team that ensures availability of infrastructure service, including a safe and reliable service to end users and wider community. The successful candidate will ideally hold an More ❯

A Council in London are seeking an Azure CloudOps Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain highly resilient, secure, and cost-optimised cloud infrastructure and services on Microsoft Azure. This role is responsible for establishing and adhering to strict UK Government Digital Service (GDS) reliability standards and implementing rigorous FinOps governance policies. The engineer must drive operational excellence … through comprehensive automation and proactive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.The role is for 6 months paying around £500-550pd (outside IR35).Responsibilities: Service Reliability Engineering (SRE) Implementation: The engineer is required to define, actively monitor, and regularly report on critical Service Level Indicators (SLIs) to ensure all services meet defined Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for critical user journeys … ensuring compliance with GDS standards. This involves leading measurement workshops with product and delivery teams. Incident and Problem Management Leadership: Leading the technical response and resolution for high-priority cloud incidents (P1 and P2). The role demands integrating Azure Monitor and Azure Service Health alerts directly with the Council's ITSM platform to automatically generate tickets and drive More ❯