Cloud Platform Engineer

CLOUD OPERATIONS ENGINEER Leading Investment Firm | London | 12-month contract position THE ROLE Own day-to-day Azure infrastructure operations for a leading alternative investments firm. You'll manage subscriptions, patch management, security posture, and identity infrastructure — balancing operational efficiency with a security-first approach in a regulated environment. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Administer Azure environment (compute, networking, storage, IAM) • Manage patch and vulnerability remediation; maintain emergency CVE runbook • Automate infrastructure using PowerShell/Terraform/Bicep • Support cloud security posture management (Wiz, GitHub Advanced Security) • Maintain AVD environment and session host management • Configure Entra ID, conditional access, and identity governance • Maintain and test disaster recovery runbooks • Monitor Azure infrastructure using Monitor and Log Analytics WHO YOU ARE Essential: • Hands-on Azure administration (compute, networking, storage, IAM) • Strong PowerShell scripting • Patch and vulnerability management experience • Azure Monitor and Log Analytics familiarity • Network security concepts (NSGs, segmentation, private endpoints) • Entra ID and conditional access configuration • Security-first mindset • Comfortable with change management processes • Excellent stakeholder management skills • Financial services or regulated environment background Desirable: • Bicep or Terraform experience