Azure Infrastructure / Build Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced, driven and passionate Azure Cloud Engineer to be part of a small but busy team.

Location: We perform at our best when we feel trusted and are able to choose an approach to working that suits us best, which is why we are a remote-first company. However, we also believe in face to face collaboration, and our UK colleagues meet once a month for team time and quarterly for company get togethers in our Leeds office, so we ask that you be within a commutable distance that you are comfortable with in order to attend the office on those occasions.

Day to day we’ll trust you to:   

• Assist the team with systems optimisation from Azure VMware Solution to native Azure
• Manage, monitor, secure and protect the company’s cloud infrastructure
• Create and manage deployment of Azure DevOps pipelines
• Configure and code application resources
• Design, implement, document and manage Security across cloud infrastructure to a high level
• Assist Infrastructure Engineers to triage and resolve 3rd line tickets related to cloud systems
• Monitor performance, design enhancements and improvements of cloud infrastructure
• Ensure best cost scenario management of cloud environment
• Ensure appropriate system alerts are configured and supported
• Ensure data integrity, storage and backups are maintained
• Organise and manage timely and efficient completion of own project work on target
• Liaise with third party suppliers for the costing of project delivery
• Follow ITIL principles for problem and change management
• Ensure that appropriate departmental systems, processes and methodologies are followed.
• Build effective relationships with clients within the company and external service providers
• Work closely with line manager to develop cloud roadmap in line with business requirements
• Provide knowledge transfer to other team members on cloud environment
• Design, maintain and update in depth documentation of complete cloud environment

You’ll need to have:   

Essential Requirements:

• Azure Cloud Engineering experience between 5+ years
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
• Terraform experience
• Azure Integration Services
• Azure Dev Ops

Desirable

• Intune configuration and management experience
• Office 365 management
• Azure VMware Solution experience (AVS)
• Azure Logic Apps
• Azure Data Factory
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Cosmos DB

Knowledge:

• Terraform
• Powershell / CLI
• Ansible
• Sonarcube
• IaaS
• SaaS
• Azure migration, storage and backup
• Azure Ops, Security, Architecture
• VPN, Firewall
• VMware, Windows, Linux, SQL
• AAD, DNS, DHCP, DNS, FTP
• Intune, MDM
• Office 365 Azure management
• IT systems functionality and capabilities
• BC/DR requirements and capabilities
• Problem and change management
• Scrum / Kanban Agile techniques

Behaviours & Attributes:

• Adhere to best practice
• Manage own workload
• Target oriented
• Driven and self-motivated
• Ability to influence people
• Service oriented attitude
• Team worker
• Problem solver

What’s in it for you?

At Emerald, we value our people. Becoming a part of our team means you’ll join a trusting and flexible environment and we've been flexified so you can trust that we're a truly flexible workplace. All we ask is that you attend the office once a month to come together with work colleagues. You'll also have numerous opportunities to progress your career, as well as access to professional development and the opportunity to learn new skills.

You’ll receive a wide range of benefits, such as 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays, remote flexible working, a discretionary performance bonus, 6% pension contribution and various benefits aimed at supporting your wellbeing and work-life balance such as a working from home allowance. You can check out a full list of our benefits here.

Roles are advertised at a benchmarked market median rate. Offers will be made within a range of the median, depending on skills and experience.

Please note - Applicants must be authorized to work in the UK without restrictions or sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Emerald Group is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our applicants. If you would like to request any accommodations/adjustments from application through to interview stages, please complete the relevant section within the application or contact us at peopleteam@emerald.com and let us know.