Azure Engineer

Azure Engineer London Hybrid - £55,000 + Excellent benefits & career progression

Overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen with a leading investment partner in London for an Azure Engineer. You will be responsible for overseeing and managing the Infrastructure Estate and being the first point of contact for all infrastructure issues & requirements.

You will also oversee any migration processes and design, maintain and monitor current and new systems, as well as configuring hybrid connectivity between on-site systems and the cloud environment. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical skills and leadership ability, with the communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with other members of the IT team.

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor the whole Infrastructure estate.
• Manage and administer the Microsoft Azure cloud environment, including provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, policy governance and security
• Design, develop, and implement highly available, multi-region solutions within Microsoft Azure
• Analyse existing operational standards, processes, and/or governance to identify and implement improvements
• Migrate existing infrastructure services to cloud-based solutions
• Manage security and access controls of cloud-based solutions
• Develop and implement policy driven data protection best practices to ensure cloud solutions are protected from data loss
• Support cloud adoption of applications as they are being transformed and/or modernized
• Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and capacity standards
• Participate in an out of work to monitor any infrastructure issues and to resolve any technical escalations.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of Microsoft Azure experience involving design, deployment, configuration and optimization
• 3+ years of experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions
• Experience in the design and operation of medium to large scale enterprise infrastructure, databases and application systems
• Experience working within an Agile framework
• Experience scripting with Perl, Python and PowerShell
• Experience with Cloud and Azure
• Competence in a wide range of IT skills including networking, systems administration, data protection, information security and CI/CD tooling
• Enthusiastic learner with the ability to teach and mentor teammates and cross functional partners

Package

• £45,000-£55,000 depending on skills & experience
• First 6 months full time office based, after 6 months - hybrid, 3 days in the office, 2 days remote
• 25 days annual leave (increases to 28 days) + bank holidays
• 10% company contribution pension
• Bupa Healthcare
• 3 week shift rota: 7:30-4pm, 9-5:30pm and 10-6:30pm.
• Training and career development + many more