Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Locations: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford

Why this role?

DESNZ is on a mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, delivering clean electricity by 2030 and accelerating the journey to net zero.

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll help power that mission by building and operating the cloud platforms that support critical analytical and policy work across government.

About the team

You’ll join the Cloud Based Analytical Service (CBAS), a long‑established team that provides a secure, reliable Azure platform used by analysts across DESNZ.

CBAS has been running for 10 years and delivers a trusted environment where data is protected, applications run safely, and users can work with confidence.

You’ll work closely with:

• Other Infrastructure Engineers
• The CBAS Product Manager
• IT suppliers and partners

to continually improve the platform’s performance, security and resilience.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be a hands‑on Azure Cloud Engineer, responsible for the full lifecycle of cloud infrastructure. This includes:

• Building, securing and operating Azure IaaS and PaaS services
• Deploying infrastructure using Bicep and the Azure Portal
• Designing and managing Azure networking (VNETs, hub‑and‑spoke, VPNs, firewalls, NSGs, private endpoints)
• Managing identity across Windows AD and Azure Entra ID (AAD)
• Implementing security controls using Azure Policy, RBAC and Defender for Cloud
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitLab)
• Managing certificates, DNS, DKIM and DMARC
• Leading secure builds for Windows and Linux workloads
• Troubleshooting issues across the full stack (identity, network, platform, application)
• Producing clear documentation, runbooks and operational handovers

Skills & experience we’re looking for

This role suits someone who has:

• Strong Azure cloud infrastructure experience
• A solid understanding of security and information risk in cloud environments
• Confidence designing and integrating complex infrastructure systems
• Experience applying development standards and automation in infrastructure work
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
• The ability to clearly document solutions and support operational teams

Interested?

This partner post gives you the overview.

Click through to the full Civil Service Jobs advert to view full details and apply.