Azure Cloud & Platform Specialist - Landing Zones

Sword Group; Staines-upon-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Private health

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions, specialising in Azure design and architecture. The role focuses on landing zones, hybrid connectivity, and enterprise migration within MSP environments.

You will act as a technical reference for delivery teams and drive governance, security, and automation using Terraform, Bicep and PowerShell. We value hands-on Azure expertise, multiple Azure certifications, and a collaborative, inclusive approach as we support clients across sectors

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on Microsoft Azure experience with enterprise migrations.
• Expertise in landing zones, governance, and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience in MSP- or supplier-delivered environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist Azure design and architecture capability.
• Serve as technical reference for MSP and supplier delivery teams.
• Support Azure migration and ongoing operational assurance.
• Implement Entra ID, AD RBAC, DNS and AVD design/engineering.
• Address security, private endpoints and enterprise storage needs.
• Automate using Terraform/Bicep, PowerShell and Azure CLI.

Skills

Azure design

Azure landing zones

Azure networking

Azure Virtual Desktop

Terraform

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Azure Monitor

Azure Migrate

AZ-104

AZ-700

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Terraform/Bicep

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Job description

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions, specialising in Azure design and architecture. The role focuses on landing zones, hybrid connectivity, and enterprise migration within MSP environments.

You will act as a technical reference for delivery teams and drive governance, security, and automation using Terraform, Bicep and PowerShell. We value hands-on Azure expertise, multiple Azure certifications, and a collaborative, inclusive approach as we support clients across sectors