Systems and Cloud Engineer

Cloud and Systems Engineer (Azure) – London/ Hybrid working We are working with an established Global Law Firm as they expand their London Technology support team due to continued growth. The Firm are proud to boast a Global revenue of in excess of $1 Billion USD, the London office is just one of 11 international offices. In addition to the salary offered, there are a raft of generous benefits extended to their employees. This is a hands-on role working as part of a team maintaining hybrid infrastructure. The role includes assisting in the design, architecture, and supporting the operation of their services which incorporates the Azure platform.Some of your duties will include:

• Deploying and operating Azure IaaS/PaaS services ie virtual machines, storage - Azure Files/File Shares, and platform services
• Designing Azure landing zones and multi-subscription architecture
• Planning and executing infrastructure movement techniques (VMware/Windows/Linux), including application migrations, into Azure, by discovery, dependency mapping, landing zone readiness, cutover planning, and decommissioning
• Providing architectural direction and hands-on engineering for secure hybrid infrastructure across Azure, 3rd party SaaS platforms, and on-premises systems
• Creating and executing cloud computing strategies by designing, developing, and managing cloud infrastructure and assets
• You will own core Azure networking design and operations, including vNETs/subnets, routing, peering, private endpoints, NSGs, and network security patterns
• Managing hybrid connectivity concepts
• Supporting hybrid identity across Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access and identity governance controls
• Implementing and maintaining Azure security and governance controls
• Capacity planning of enterprise datacentre infrastructure

Essential skills and experience required:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience designing, deploying, and operating Microsoft Azure in a large-scale environment – experience in the professional services field would be preferred but other large scale private sector enterprises could also be considered
• Proven experience in managing cloud solutions (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation
• Evidence of having supported Microsoft 365 services if you are familiar with Purview concepts such as eDiscovery, retention this would also be welcomed
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric and AI-enabled productivity/security concepts and their governance implications
• Relevant cloud certifications such as Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• If you also have AWS experience in addition to Azure this would be beneficial, but not essential, your proven Azure experience is key