Azure Cloud Engineer

CLOUD ENGINEER - AZURE - PUBLIC SECTOR - EDINBURGH - HYBRID - PERMANENT

Role: Azure Cloud Engineer (Permanent)

Salary: £45942 - £53478

Location: Edinburgh (Flexibly hybrid)

Harvey Nash is currently working with our public sector client in Edinburgh who is searching for an Azure Cloud Engineer to join an existing team responsible for developing, administering, supporting, and maintaining Cloud-based solutions. This will include new services, projects and the migration of existing services to the Cloud.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in the planning, design, and implementation of cloud-based applications.
• Manage and optimize IaaS and PaaS elements to deliver robust, cost-efficient solutions in Azure.
• Ensure the architecture of cloud solutions align with business requirements and application development strategy.
• Perform system troubleshooting and problem-solving across platform and application domains.
• Lead efforts to identify and evaluate emerging cloud technologies and methods to ensure SFC remains a current and modern Cloud based organisation
• Develop and organize cloud systems to ensure data security, cloud backup, disaster recovery, and compliance with internal and external regulations.
• Implement and manage cloud environment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Troubleshoot Microsoft Azure and On-Prem infrastructure, including network performance and security, and make recommendations for future proofing and performance improvement.
• Ensure robust documentation is delivered and kept up-to-date, including processes, controls and developments.
• Ensure existing IT policies and procedures are adhered to and enforced appropriately.
• Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives under your own initiative and direction of the Head of Cloud Infrastructure.

Essential Criteria

• Experience administering Azure Services: M365, App Service, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, Key Vault, ExpressRoute, Virtual machines, Virtual Networks.
• Experience of Azure Migration, migrating on-premises solutions to the cloud using Azure Migrate (or other) tools.
• Experience with Continuity of Operations/Disaster Recovery architecture and planning.
• Extensive and applied experience administering Windows Server OS 2016 and above (Standalone & Cluster) patching, domain admin, network configuration, security monitoring.
• In-depth technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure and On-Prem infrastructure components and how they integrate with one another.
• In-depth knowledge of with Azure Security Centre and Azure Monitor: Network, Application, Infrastructure.
• In-depth knowledge of multi factor authentication (Azure MFA preferred), Microsoft AD Integration with Cloud Applications/Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
• Good working knowledge of Network administration and VPN administration.
• Good working knowledge of Active Directory Services including DNS, DHCP, and DFS.
• Qualifications: Microsoft Cloud Certification, at least one of the following (AZ-400 , AZ-303, AZ-104).
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven track record of delivering high quality and effective outputs within time and resource constraints.
• Ability to work collectively and with impact as part of a team.

Desirable:

• Qualified in structured Project delivery methodologies (for example PRINCE II or Project Management Professional).
• Microsoft Certifications, Azure Administrator, Azure Virtual Desktop.

Core Technical Knowledge (Essential)

• Experience in on premises infrastructure, virtualisation technologies or applications.
• Experience with Azure Active Directory including on premises Active Directory and hybrid identities.
• Experience supporting the Microsoft 365 Suite, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams.
• Experience/knowledge in Microsoft Intune (Windows 10/11, Autopilot, Android/iOS, MAM/MDM).
• Experience with Azure IaaS (networking, virtual machines).
• Experience with Azure Backup & Recovery Services.
• Experience with Windows Serve.

Core Technical Knowledge (Desirable)

• Experience in Support and/or management of Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Azure Security (NSG, ASG Sentinel, Security Centre, Defender, ACL, Azure Firewall, Policy).
• Experience in Azure Networking (Routing, DNS, Connectivity).
• Proven experience with Azure SQL (Managed Instances & PaaS).
• Knowledge of Azure Governance (Blueprints, policies, tagging, cost management).

Next Steps

If this sounds like you, please submit your CV and cover letter ASAP – it would be great to hear from you!