Azure Cloud Consultant - Security
Type: Contract, 6 months, Inside IR35
Location: Ipswich 3 days p/week, 2 days remote
We're looking for an Azure Cloud Consultant (Security) to support the design, implementation, and validation of security controls across Microsoft Azure environments. This is a hands-on, advisory role, working closely with engineering and delivery teams to ensure cloud security best practices are embedded as platforms scale.
You'll play a key role in assessing existing environments, defining appropriate controls, and validating that those controls are effective, compliant, and fit for purpose within fast-moving cloud migration and transformation programmes.
The Role
- Assess existing Azure environments and identify required cloud security controls
- Design, implement, and validate security controls across cloud platforms
- Test and assure the effectiveness of security controls against best practice and compliance requirements
- Provide pragmatic guidance on cloud security frameworks, tooling, and continuous improvement
- Work closely with technical and delivery teams to embed security into cloud adoption
- Support emerging areas such as AI agents and AI-enabled workloads, helping teams navigate new security considerations
Required Experience
- Strong hands-on experience working within Microsoft Azure environments
- Proven experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Experience using Prisma Cloud (Palo Alto)
- Solid background in cloud security architecture, security controls, and control validation
- Ability to operate effectively in project-driven, fast-paced cloud migration environments
- Desirable / Added Value
- Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms
- Exposure to, or strong interest in, AI security, AI agents, or AI-enabled services
- Consulting or advisory experience, working alongside engineering and delivery teams
Why Join?
- Hands-on role with real influence over cloud security outcomes
- Exposure to modern cloud platforms and emerging AI-driven workloads
- Work within high-impact transformation programmes
- Opportunity to shape and embed security best practice at scale
If you're an Azure Cloud Specialist who enjoys working close to the technology and helping teams build secure platforms the right way, we'd love to hear from you.
