Senior Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities

Infrastructure Management

• Oversee the cloud infrastructure lifecycle, including deployment, configuration, right sizing.
• Manage firewall configurations and network infrastructure to ensure optimal security and performance (Azure and physical).
• Manage VMware environments and Pure Storage solutions to support critical business applications.

Core Services Oversight

• Maintain core network services to ensure reliable connectivity and performance.
• Manage M365 Backup Solution ensuring data integrity and availability.
• Create Azure cost reports for various stakeholders, ensuring FinOps capabilities are maintained for all deployed workloads.

Manage Azure budget alerting configuration

• Collaborate with architecture team to deploy Azure Policy ensuring configuration drift is minimised.
• Administer Intune for device management and security compliance.
• Oversee Sophos management for endpoint protection and threat mitigation.

Data Centre and Infrastructure Operations

• Support data centre management to ensure efficient operation and resource utilisation and later migration from DC to Cloud.
• Coordinate penetration test (pen test) remediations to address vulnerabilities and strengthen security.
• Manage Mimecast for email security and archiving solutions.

Patching and Vulnerability Management

• Oversee Windows patching, ensuring compliance with organisational security standards.
• Collaborate with the Vulnerability Management Framework and Tenable to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Implement Wiz/Mandiant monitoring for enhanced security visibility.
• Oversee infrastructure patching, including network devices, ensuring timely updates and security compliance.

Documentation and Best Practices

• Develop and maintain detailed infrastructure documentation, including configurations, processes, and standards.
• Establish and enforce best practices for system management and security protocols.
• Work closely with the Infrastructure Technical Lead and other team members on projects and strategic initiatives.
• Provide technical support, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers and team members.

Requirements

• Azure Cloud Operations - Wide and deep experience of delivering cloud services in Azure including WAF, VNETs, IaC, Cli scripting.
• Azure Entra and Active Directory - Proven experience of supporting a hybrid AD/Entra environment with MFA authentication

Azure Security Best Practise

• Resilience: Ability to overcome obstacles and challenges to achieve operational targets.
• Self-Motivation: Proven ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within a team.
• Advanced Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into understandable language for non-technical stakeholders and senior management.
• Organisational Skills: Strong ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Commercial Awareness: Understands the impact of infrastructure downtime on business operations and aligns IT solutions accordingly.
• Leadership: Ability to lead and mentor junior team members.
• Technical Expertise: Extensive experience in IT infrastructure roles, with proficiency in managing both physical and cloud-based systems. Deep technical expertise in networking (LAN/WAN, VPNs, firewalls), servers (Windows, Linux), storage solutions (e.g., VMware, Pure Storage), and virtualisation technologies (e.g., VMware).
• Networking & Security: Advanced knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, TCP/IP, and endpoint security tools (Tenable, Wiz/Mandiant, Sophos).
• Backup & Recovery: Experience with Commvault or similar solutions.
• Collaboration & Escalation: Strong team collaboration and ability to handle complex technical issues.

Our Benefits

• Hybrid working – 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days over 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service. Plus bank holidays!
• Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme – 5% employee, 6% employer

Flexible working – we will always consider applications for those who require less than the advertised hours

Flexi-time

• Healthcare Cash Plan – claim cashback on a variety of everyday healthcare costs
• Electric vehicle – salary sacrifice scheme
• 100’s of exclusive retailer discounts

Professional wellbeing, health & fitness app - Wrkit

• Enhanced parental leave, including time off for IVF appointments
• Religious bank holidays – if you don’t celebrate Christmas and Easter, you can use these annual leave days on other occasions throughout the year.
• Life Assurance - 4 times your salary
• 25% Car Insurance Discount
• 20% Travel Insurance Discount
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Community support day

Compensation

£55,000 - £60,000 / year