Azure Cloud Developer

Location: Basingstoke (100% onsite)
Contract: 9 Months
Rate: £600 to £674 per day
IR35 Status: Outside IR35
Working Pattern: Full-time, onsite

Clearance: DV Clearance required

Azure Cloud Developer - 9-Month Contract - Up to £675 per day

Are you an experienced Azure Cloud Developer looking for your next contract opportunity?

We are seeking a highly capable Azure Cloud Developer to join a technically focused team delivering cloud-based solutions within a complex enterprise environment.

This is a hands-on development role for someone who knows the Microsoft Azure ecosystem inside out and can design, build, develop and optimise cloud-native solutions. You'll play an important role in developing robust, scalable and secure cloud services, working across the full development lifecycle.

With a 9-month initial contract, an attractive day rate of up to £675 and Outside IR35 status, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Azure specialist.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement cloud-based applications and services using Microsoft Azure.

• Build and maintain scalable, secure and resilient Azure cloud solutions.

• Develop and integrate cloud services, APIs and application components.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated deployment processes.

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and support DevOps practices.

• Optimise cloud performance, availability, security and cost efficiency.

• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide effective solutions.

• Work collaboratively with architects, engineers and wider technical teams.

• Ensure solutions follow cloud engineering best practice and security standards.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience developing solutions within Microsoft Azure.

• Hands-on Azure development and cloud engineering experience.

• Experience with Azure services, cloud architecture and distributed applications.

• Strong programming and scripting skills.

• Experience developing and integrating REST APIs and microservices.

• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform or Bicep.

• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git and CI/CD pipelines.

• Understanding of cloud security, identity management and access controls.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.

Desirable Skills

• Azure Functions and serverless development.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerisation.

• Azure App Services and Azure Storage.

• Microsoft Entra ID.

• PowerShell, Python or C#.

• Docker and Kubernetes.

• Monitoring and observability tools.

The Opportunity

• 9-month initial contract.

• Day rate up to £675

• Outside IR35.

• Full-time onsite working in Basingstoke.

• Opportunity to work on technically challenging Azure cloud development.

Apply Now

If you're an experienced Azure Cloud Developer with strong hands-on Microsoft Azure development skills and are available for your next contract, we'd like to hear from you.