Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

The Senior Azure Cloud Engineer role provides delivery of Azure solutions and early life support of Microsoft Azure cloud environments for an existing Advanced Managed Services customer. This exciting role requires an innovative individual taking current knowledge and previous experience to deploy new solutions together with improving existing environments.

There will be a strong focus on DevOps, including,

• Developing version-controlled Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
• Building, supporting, and running YAML deployment pipelines
• Conducting pull requests and contributing to peer reviews of engineer’s code

Communication and collaboration are paramount in this role, you will work closely with a variety of internal and external business stakeholders and will be continually engaged and collaborating.

This role can be home based on in one of our UK Offices.

Collaborate on creation and improvement of Infrastructure-as-Code deployments:

• Input into and deployment of designed services across the Azure stack
• Identify and implement innovation opportunities within existing infrastructure
• Automate deployments
• Contribute towards improving automation and scripting of tasks

Provide early life support of newly deployed Azure services and connectivity issues.  This requires:

• Completion of system and service take-on documentation in readiness of support handover
• Root cause investigation, reporting to senior management with a prevention plan
• Resolution of incidents in line with contractual timescales

Participate in continual improvement processes, modelled around meeting ISO standards:

• Change control, with peer change review.
• Quality driven; work planned with minimal disruption to users.
• Incident investigation.

Assist with ad-hoc tasks as required to support wider business plans and initiatives.

• A desire for success and operational excellence to deploy solutions based on best practise
• A keen thirst for knowledge, be constantly keeping abreast of the latest technologies and continually considering how they can be utilised to provide a first class solution
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, being able to operate at all levels and articulate messages to a variety of different audiences. Understand people and cultural differences to build good relationships with colleagues and Customers
• Capability to author and update design, support and procedural documentation as well as provide input into project design and concepts
• Keen willingness to mentor and support others in the team
• The ability to multi-task, keep accurate logs and provide reports on progress
• Capability to project manage in an informal capacity; able to apply appropriate project methodology to plan, execute and report on work in a structured way

Essential skills to be considered for the role:

• Significant experience with deploying and managing Azure networking environments
• Ability to configure and fine tune cloud infrastructure
• Experience with deployment of production-grade system connectivity and routing
• Experience integrating Azure services with on-premises solutions using services such as Private Link/Endpoints and Private DNS
• Experience with hybrid networking connectivity services, such as ExpressRoute and site-to-site VPNs
• Experience with configuring and monitoring Azure Firewalls, NSGs, and ASGs
• Experience with cloud monitoring and reporting systems such as Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights
• Developing version-controlled Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
• Building, supporting, and running YAML deployment pipelines
• Highly confident in Cloud Networking Architecture

Experience of the following technologies is highly desirable:

• Strong awareness of Information Security and the ITIL framework
• Familiarity with GitHub or Azure DevOps
• Familiarity with Agile development practices (Scrum, Kanban)
• Hands-on experience with PowerShell and Azure CLI
• Workload migrations from on-premises to Azure
• Experience of using Configuration Management tools
• Experience of mentoring and coaching others

Relevant Qualifications

• Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
• Exam AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
• Exam AZ-700: Azure Network Engineer

Wellbeing focused – Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral

• Annual Leave – 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer - We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace

Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we’re committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally

• Development Programmes – From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
• Performance Bonus – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

Financial wellbeing - We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important

• Pension Scheme – Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company
• Income protection insurance – Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most

Recognition – Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do

• Values Awards – Our quarterly employee-driven initiative to highlight and reward the people in the organisation who embody our values the most
• Clear Review – Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self

Making a Difference – we provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about

• MatchIt! – Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and Advanced will match part of the funding
• Volunteering Time – Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it
• Pennies from Heaven – donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger

We are one the UK’s largest tech companies, and our products sit at the heart of some of the country's best-known businesses. We’ve grown phenomenally quickly with a £275m turnover and 2,800 employees supporting over 25,000 customers. We hire for potential. We want to make sure we have the best people for the job and provide genuinely equal opportunities for our people to thrive. Our recruitment process is designed with inclusion and equity at its core.

Find out more about the next steps once you’ve applied here - careers.oneadvanced.com/how-we-hire