Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

DATA CAREERS LIMITED; Kidlington; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

DATA CAREERS LIMITED is recruiting an Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role is home-based with occasional on-site work at Oxford (2–3 days per month).

You will manage and optimise Azure tenants, subscriptions, resource groups, and cloud resources, implement governance, security, cost controls, and automation using PowerShell scripts and Azure Automation Runbooks. The ideal candidate has hands-on Azure infrastructure experience, familiar with Entra

Qualifications

• Hands-on Azure infrastructure experience.
• Experience managing Azure tenants, subscriptions, resource groups and resources.
• Knowledge of IaaS services: VMs, networking, storage, DNS, load balancing.
• Experience with governance, security and cost management principles.
• Knowledge of Entra ID / Azure AD and hybrid identity.
• Experience with Conditional Access policies.
• Experience with Azure Automation Runbooks and scripting.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support Azure tenants, subscriptions and resource groups.
• Configure and maintain Azure infrastructure services (VMs, networking, storage, DNS, load balancers).
• Support governance, access control, security and cost management.
• Act as senior technical specialist across Azure and Microsoft cloud services.
• Design and support secure, scalable Azure cloud solutions.
• Configure Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity policies.
• Develop automation through Runbooks and PowerShell scripts.
• Assist modernisation of legacy infrastructure to cloud-first approaches.
• Provide documentation and best-practice guidance.
• Support Exchange Online and related collaboration platforms.
• Contribute to disaster recovery and service availability improvements.

Skills

Azure infrastructure

Azure governance

Entra ID / Azure AD

Conditional Access

PowerShell

Azure Automation

Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online

ITIL processes

Tools

PowerShell scripting

Job description

Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Home Based / Oxford (onsite 2 - 3 days a MONTH)

Salary: £45,000 - £52,000 (+ on call, excellent benefits)

We are looking to recruit an Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer for a technology-driven public sector organisation.

This is a hands‑on Azure infrastructure role focused on supporting, managing and improving a Microsoft cloud environment. The organisation is looking for someone with practical experience managing Azure tenants, subscriptions and cloud resources, not just Microsoft 365, Intune or Entra administration.

The successful candidate will act as a senior technical escalation point, helping to strengthen Azure governance, support cloud‑first delivery, improve automation and close key skills gaps across Azure infrastructure, identity and operational support.

This is not a traditional on‑premise infrastructure role with occasional exposure to cloud, and it is not purely an Intune / Microsoft 365 administration role. The successful candidate will bring genuine hands‑on Azure experience, ideally alongside a good understanding of hybrid Microsoft environments.

This is a hybrid role and you will be required to work onsite at the client's Oxford office 2-3 days per month.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and support Azure tenants, subscriptions, resource groups and cloud resources
• Configure, maintain and improve Azure infrastructure services including virtual machines, storage accounts, networking, DNS, web apps, application gateways and load balancing
• Support Azure governance, access control, security, cost management and operational best practice
• Act as a senior technical specialist across Azure and Microsoft cloud services
• Design, implement and support secure, scalable Azure cloud solutions
• Configure and improve Microsoft Entra ID, hybrid identity and Conditional Access policies
• Develop and maintain Azure Automation Runbooks and PowerShell scripts to improve operational efficiency
• Support the modernisation of legacy infrastructure into cloud‑first services
• Provide technical assurance, documentation and best‑practice guidance
• Support Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online and related collaboration platforms
• Support PKI, certificate services and wider infrastructure security requirements
• Contribute to disaster recovery, business continuity and service availability improvements
• Work with internal teams, suppliers and stakeholders to deliver secure and resilient technology services
• Mentor and support other engineers, acting as an escalation point for complex technical issues

Essential experience

• Strong hands‑on Azure infrastructure engineering experience
• Experience managing Azure tenants, subscriptions, resource groups and resources within subscriptions
• Good understanding of Azure IaaS services such as virtual machines, networking, storage, DNS and load balancing
• Experience with Azure governance, access control, security and cost management principles
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD and hybrid identity
• Experience creating or managing Conditional Access policies
• Experience with Azure Automation Runbooks and PowerShell scripting
• Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online experience
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and explain technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders
• Experience working in an operational environment with service improvement, incident/problem management and ITIL‑style processes

Desirable experience

• Azure Virtual Desktop
• PKI / certificate services
• Exchange on‑premise to Exchange Online / hybrid Exchange
• Azure landing zones
• Azure Policy / management groups
• Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
• Public sector, policing or secure environment experience
• Active Directory, Windows Server and broader Microsoft infrastructure experience