Type: Senior Cloud Engineer - Azure
Reports to: Cloud Lead
Office Environment: Hybrid (two day minimum, London based)
Type: Permanent
SC Eligibility Required

Joining Our Mission

Shape the future. Make an impact.
At QuantSpark, pioneering the strategic application of data, analytics, and AI is at the heart of our work. We empower British businesses and government to thrive—not just for profits, but for measurable human and societal benefit. This means tackling real-world challenges, innovating at scale, and forging solutions that leave a legacy of prosperity and efficiency.
Here, engineers and strategists collaborate daily—compressing years of traditional progression into an accelerated path. As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you’ll operate at both the visionary and technical frontier, helping build resilient infrastructures that power essential platforms and products.

Our Client Portfolio

We work with high-growth organisations and sector leaders:

• Financial Services & Private Equity: Delivering AI-powered analytics, risk, and operational tools.
• Retail & Consumer Brands: Optimising pricing, inventory, and engagement through actionable analytics.
• Asset Management: Developing investment infrastructure and automated risk management systems.
• Public Sector: Trusted by government departments for fraud analytics, predictive maintenance, and operations optimisation.
• SaaS & Manufacturing: Driving technological transformation and efficiency across verticals.

The Role

As a Senior Cloud Engineer specialising in Azure, you will design, implement, and optimise cloud architectures tailored to business and data-driven workloads. You will be a key driver in modernising infrastructure delivery using Azure-native services, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across solutions.

Key contributions include:

• Collaborate with teams to design, implement, and support the Azure infrastructure.
• Automate Azure provisioning and deployments with CI/CD best practices (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep).
• Deliver containerised environments and serverless environments (Azure Container apps, Functions, Kubernetes, Helm).
• Design and maintain monitoring, identity management (Azure Entra ID, Active Directory), networking (VNets, Routing) and application security (Key Vault, Firewalls).
• Manage and secure Azure SQL Database solutions (Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL/MySQL) for performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Automate data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration with CI/CD best practices (ETL pipelines) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep).
• Partner with our application team to align Azure solutions with product and analytics needs.
• Working with our AI and Machine learning teams to deliver solutions on the Azure platform (Foundry, Hub, Search)
• Optimizs cloud costs using FinOps principles best practices whilst ensuring disaster recovery and business continuity on Azure.
• Integrate DevSecOps practices into CI/CD pipelines and leverage advanced architectures like HashiCorp Vault, service meshes, and Zero Trust.

You Should Hit the Apply Button If…

• You have extensive experience in Azure cloud architecture.
• You are fluent in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, or Bicep).
• You have deep knowledge of containerisation (AKS, Docker, Kubernetes).
• You are confident building automated pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• You thrive on enabling security, compliance, and governance on Azure cloud platforms.

I Want to Work for a Company That…

• Balances visionary leadership with hands-on technical impact.
• Prioritises meaningful, purpose-driven work and innovative culture.
• Values rapid learning, ownership, and mission-driven growth.
• Builds solutions that create lasting impact in both business and society.

I’m Looking to Work With…

• Diverse, talented cross-disciplinary teams solving complex business and technical problems.
• Partners and clients who value data-driven transformation.
• Leadership that inspires, trusts, and invests in emerging talent.

In 3–5 Years I Want to Be…

• An Azure specialist recognised for delivering large-scale enterprise cloud solutions.
• A mentor influencing engineering culture and cloud transformation initiatives.
• A leader shaping secure, efficient, and innovative Azure-first architectures.

Perks & Benefits

• £6,000 annual training/conference allowance
• Matched pension contributions up to 6%
• Private Healthcare (Vitality)
• EMI share options—own a part of QuantSpark’s growth
• Work abroad up to one month/year
• 25 days annual leave (+ bank holidays, option to buy/sell up to 5)
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Central London office with socials, events, and premium refreshments
• Discounts with major retailers, tech, fitness, travel partners.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. Different perspectives, identities, and experiences make us stronger—both as people and as a business. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, nationality, religion, disability, or age.