Azure Cloud Engineer

Job 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