We are seeking an experienced Azure Infrastructure Engineer to help maximize our new Azure environment and ensure real value from our managed service provider. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and a strong understanding of core Azure services. This is a chance to work in an organisation that is ahead of many peers in its cloud journey, with a genuine opportunity to shape how Azure is run and optimised.
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Infrastructure Engineer (Azure) – Fixed-Term (12–24 months)
Location: Remote (UK-based)
Salary: Up to c. £55,000 + pension + generous holiday
A public-sector organisation has just completed a major migration from a traditional data centre into a modern Azure environment. They’re looking for an Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in Azure to help maximise this new platform and ensure real value from their managed service provider.
This is a chance to work in an organisation that is ahead of many peers in its cloud journey, with a genuine opportunity to shape how Azure is run and optimised.
The role
You will be the in-house Azure subject matter expert, working alongside infrastructure, networks, security and M365 teams. Day to day, you will:
- Act as the technical owner for the Azure environment
- Work closely with the external managed service to:
- Challenge and validate recommendations
- Monitor consumption, costs and optimisation opportunities
- Ensure the environment is secure, resilient and well-architected
- Support and lead Azure-related projects and changes
- Troubleshoot incidents and problems involving Azure services, networking, identity and security
- Provide guidance to internal teams on designing and running workloads in Azure
- Contribute to improving standards, patterns and documentation for Azure usage
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The managed service handles much of the day-to-day operations, but you will need to understand the environment well enough to know what “good” looks like and when to push back.
Key skills & experience
- 3–5+ years’ hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure in a production environment
- Strong understanding of core Azure services, for example:
- Compute (VMs, scale sets, App Services)
- Networking (VNets, NSGs, firewalls, connectivity)
- Storage and databases
- Identity and access management (Azure AD / Entra ID, RBAC)
- Experience working with or alongside a managed service provider
- Good grasp of security and cost-optimisation principles in Azure
- Ability to interpret what’s in the Azure portal and clearly explain it to non-specialists
- Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, networking and security
- Azure certifications (e.g. AZ-104, AZ-305) are beneficial but not essential if you can demonstrate equivalent practical experience.
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What’s on offer
- Fixed-term contract for 12 months, likely extendable to 24 months
- Fully remote working within the UK
- Up to c. £55,000 salary (depending on experience)
- Public-sector pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement
- Opportunity to work on a modern, greenfield Azure estate and influence how it evolves
If you have solid Azure experience and want to own and shape a modern cloud environment without the intensity of the private sector, this could be a strong fit.
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