Senior Azure SRE

Senior SRE - Azure Cloud Migration

URGENT CONTRACT ROLE: City of London

• Rate: £400 per day (Inside IR35)
• Location: City of London (Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite/week)
• Security: Active SC Clearance OR Eligibility to Obtain
• Core Focus: Hands-on SRE for Azure Cloud Migration following the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).

Role Summary (Hands-on Delivery)

• Goal: Migrate two applications to the new Azure platform (CAF principles).
• Focus: Transition from traditional infrastructure to Azure Cloud-Native solutions.
• Methodology: Work within an Agile environment with a strong DevOps/SRE background.
• Stakeholders: Senior role interacting with Product Owners and Senior Management.

Essential Technical Expertise

• Cloud Platform: Extensive Azure experience, especially application migration.
• Frameworks: Proven track record using Azure CAF, WAF, and AzureRM.
• IaC: Terraform (Hands-on Infrastructure as Code expertise).
• CI/CD: Building/Maintaining pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Cloud-Native: Designing solutions, including VM Scale Sets.
• Networking: Designing solutions for Load Balancers, Firewalls, Routing, Application Gateway, and network security.
• Azure Services: Configure/Optimise Front Door, SQL, Load Balancers.
• SRE/Ops: Azure monitoring, performance management, testing, and complex troubleshooting.

Collaboration & Communication

• Required: Strong communication with both technical and less-technical colleagues.
• Documentation: High-quality design and handover documentation.
• Process: Familiarity with good change control processes.
• Teamwork: Collaborate closely with Cyber Security, Testing, and Cloud Operations teams.
• Leadership: Review delivery plans and challenge constructively.

Desirable Criteria

• Cloud Service Certifications.
• Sr. Technical Leadership experience.
• Knowledge of Product/Platform Operating Models.
• Experience with AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) is beneficial.