Cloud Engineer - Azure at Thebes IT Solutions Ltd, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

Key Essential Skills:

Proven Azure engineering capability, including Infrastructure as Code using Bicep and/or ARM templates.

Preferred: Microsoft Azure certification (AZ-104 or above).

Degree-level education, or equivalent professional experience

Strong Scripting skills (PowerShell essential; Python exposure beneficial).

Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud services.

Comfortable working with Git-based version control and standard branching practices.

Practical experience deploying and supporting public-cloud IaaS/PaaS services in production.

Able to translate requirements into resilient, scalable and cost-aware cloud designs.

Good working knowledge of identity, access control and cloud security good practice.

Desirable Skills:

AWS experience, including infrastructure provisioning using CloudFormation and/or Terraform.

(EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation), DNS/networking fundamentals, and CI/CD or automation tooling.)

Strong automation mindset with an ability to use Scripting to troubleshoot and remove manual steps.

Working knowledge of REST APIs and how to integrate with platform services.

Overview:

This role sits within a cloud engineering function and is focused on building, operating and improving public-cloud capabilities across IaaS and PaaS. You'll be working mainly on Azure and Oracle Cloud, with AWS being introduced as an additional strategic platform. The post combines delivery and operational support, partnering with application and infrastructure teams to implement secure, scalable and cost-effective solutions, with a strong emphasis on automation and standards.

Role & Responsibilities:

Deliver and enhance cloud services across Azure (primary), Oracle Cloud and AWS.

Provide day-to-day operational support and contribute to project-based delivery for cloud consumers.

Work closely with application and infrastructure teams to implement secure, scalable platform patterns.

Continuously improve platform stability, security posture and cost management in partnership with the wider cloud team.

Create high-level and detailed designs aligned to functional and non-functional requirements.

Promote automation and engineering best practice (eg, IaC, repeatable deployments, and standardised. configurations).

Outline Thebes Group:

Thebes, a seasoned IT Managed Service provider with a 19-year track record, offers fast, flexible, and value-driven solutions, tailored to propel your organization into the next phase of its IT journey. Our unique Assured Outcome Provider (AOP) methodology prioritizes quality service, industry-leading solutions, and tangible ROI over conventional metrics like headcount and price lists. In our commitment to putting your needs first, we specialize in strategic IT consultancy, efficient project execution, ITaaS management, and staffing augmentation with our network of skilled professionals.