Senior IT Infrastructure Azure Engineer

Your new role We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior IT Infrastructure Azure Engineer to join our global IT Operations team. This is a senior technical role where you’ll help shape, implement and continuously improve Azure services across Hitachi Rail. Working within our IT Infrastructure Cloud & Hosting function, you’ll support a diverse range of business, digital, AI and operational workloads, ensuring our Azure environments are secure, scalable, resilient and cost-effective. You’ll work with teams across IT Operations, Cyber Security, Digital & AI, Engineering and the wider business, giving you the opportunity to influence how cloud technologies are designed, governed and operated across a complex global organisation.

About Hitachi

• Hybrid About Us A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy.
• With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology.
• From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into.
• And that’s where you come in.
• At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone.
• We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view.
• It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• We would be delighted if you would be one of our followers at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachirail

Responsibilities

• Some key responsibilities Design and develop Azure architectures that support business, digital, AI and operational requirements.
• Implement and operate Azure solutions across internal and customer-facing platforms.
• Azure environments remain secure, resilient, available and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Apply cloud governance and security best practice across identity, access, networking, data protection and policy management.
• Support cloud automation and infrastructure-as-code, helping create consistent and repeatable deployment patterns.
• Monitor and optimise Azure consumption, balancing performance, resilience and cost.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud issues, undertake root cause analysis and drive improvements to platform reliability.
• Provide technical guidance and collaborate with teams across our global IT environment.
• About you We’re looking for an experienced Azure professional who combines strong technical expertise with the ability to work collaboratively across a large and complex organisation.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience across Microsoft Azure architecture, cloud operations and infrastructure engineering.
• Experience designing, implementing and operating Azure services within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Azure networking, identity, security, governance, monitoring and resilience.
• Knowledge of enterprise security and compliance requirements, including ISO 27001.
• The ability to translate business and technical requirements into secure, scalable and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Microsoft Azure certification or equivalent demonstrable Azure architecture experience.

Preferred

• Practical experience with cloud automation, infrastructure-as-code and standardised deployment approaches.
• Experience with Azure Landing Zones, Azure Policy, management groups, subscriptions, DevOps/CI/CD, hybrid cloud, disaster recovery or enterprise-scale cloud governance would be particularly valuable.
• Experience working within a large, international or global organisation would also be advantageous.

Benefits

• We value the importance of all of our employees.
• If you would like to join our fantastic organisation, you could be entitled to: Competitive salary
• Potential opportunity for annual performance-related bonus 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9% Private medical insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance Group Income Protection Group Life Insurance Employee Assistance Programme We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan designed to meet your specific needs and lifestyle. #LI-GF1 Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail.

Location

London, London, United Kingdom Job ID: R0148566 Date Posted: 2026-11-13 Company Name: HITACHI RAIL LIMITED Profession (Job Category): IT, Telecom & Internet Job Schedule: Full time

If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers .