Cloud Engineer

Keywords Studios plc is an international technical and creative services provider to the global video games industry and beyond, offering a wide range of solutions from art creation and game development to localization, testing, audio, and player engagement.

Keywords Studios Plc

Employee count: 5000+

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Keywords Studios are seeking an experienced and certified Azure Specialists with strong scripting skills for a permanent role. The successful Azure Specialists will support Keywords Studios Azure services and regional teams within traditional technical on-prem and hosted architecture. The successful candidate will have a proactive “can do” attitude to drive global cloud first initiatives. You will be comfortable leading projects and have a continual learning approach. This role is 100% remote.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Plan, deploy & support Azure Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) implementations.
Scale Sets, host pool management and automation.
Azure AD SSO for cloud applications and API scripting.
Azure migration from On-Prem/Cloud to Azure Platform.
AD Connect support troubleshoot.
Automation – Azure blueprints, ARM templates Support Azure Architecture (IaaS & PaaS)
Experience of ARM (Azure) and strong PowerShell Scripting using a GIT repository.
Assist regional teams in creating practical demonstrations of proposed solutions and demonstrating them to other members of the team
Provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions including materials, mockups and time necessary
Mentor and train other engineers throughout the company and seek to continually improve processes companywide
Work alongside project management teams to successfully monitor progress and complete implementation
Must be able to design & build Azure solutions, including being able to script with PowerShell.
Perform technical planning, system integration, verification, and validation, evaluate alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyse for total systems

Requirements

5+ years experience in a similar role - Cloud Engineer, IT Administrator, Systems Engineer.
Scripting (PowerShell, Azure CLI)
Custom monitors, Runbook Automation, Log analytics
A strong understanding of the Azure & Office 365 ecosystem.
Hands on experience of ARM (Azure) Templates / JSON.
Azure Solutions Architect certification desirable (AZ-303; AZ-304, AZ-104).
Azure Active Directory Domain Services.
Azure server-less architecture
Proven experience in Azure Storage, Networking, Security and Management and Hybrid Cloud.
Experience managing: Amazon AWS, Azure, Google Cloud an advantage.

Benefits

Bonus Scheme

BUPA Healthcare Scheme

Life Assurance (3 x salary)

Group Pension Scheme

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About the job

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Jul 20, 2025

Posted on

May 21, 2025

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid-level

Location requirements

United Kingdom

Hiring timezones

United Kingdom +/- 0 hours

About Keywords Studios Plc

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At Keywords Studios, our core is a culture deeply rooted in a passion for games, technology, and media. This passion fuels our mission to create a global services platform that supports the video games industry and beyond. We strive to be the 'go-to' provider of technical and creative services, enabling content creators and publishers worldwide to bring their digital visions to life. Our team members, or 'Keywordians' as we call ourselves, are the lifeblood of our operations. We are a diverse collective of talented, committed, and resourceful individuals. As a business, we thrive on this diversity, celebrating the uniqueness each person brings and fostering a collaborative environment where we work as unified teams, whether physically together in one of our 70+ global studios or connected virtually across continents. We believe in empowering our people to perform to their absolute best, driven by a 'can-do' attitude that permeates every level of our organization.

Flexibility and continuous learning are central to our values. We appreciate and embrace adaptability, understanding that the digital landscape is ever-evolving. Every opportunity is viewed as a chance to grow, both individually and as a collective, through hands-on experience, dedicated training programs, and by courageously tackling new and exciting challenges. This commitment to growth and innovation is what defines us as Keywordians. We aim to build world-leading capabilities in the services that video game and interactive content creators need most. By acting as an external development partner, we provide our clients with access to our specialized teams exactly when and where they are needed. This allows them to remain lean and agile in a fast-moving and complex industry, focusing their internal resources on creating and monetizing the most engaging and immersive experiences for their audiences. Our global network, combining the strength of a worldwide platform with the agility of local studios, is our superpower, ensuring we can meet the diverse needs of our clients with efficiency and excellence.

Tech stack

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Selenium

Microsoft SharePoint

Shopify

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Appium

Azure Active Directory

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