Azure Infra Engineer: VMware to Azure Migration & IaC

GCS Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment Specialists seeks a Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to join a hybrid Microsoft Azure and on‑premise environment in London. The role focuses on migrating VMware workloads to Azure and Hyper‑V, building IaC with Terraform and GitHub Actions, and strengthening cloud, networking and security estates.

Responsibilities include Azure networking, Terraform module development, CI/CD pipelines, and managing Windows Server, AD, DNS/DHCP, Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Intune.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Microsoft Azure infrastructure experience.
• Experience designing Azure networking (VNets, peering, NSGs, firewalls) and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience with Terraform or other IaC tools for Azure infrastructure.
• VMware vSphere/vCenter migration experience to Azure, Hyper‑V administration is a plus.
• MS 365 / SharePoint Online administration and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Migrate VMware workloads to Azure IaaS and Hyper‑V.
• Design and manage Azure networking (VNets, peering, NSGs, firewalls).
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules for Azure infrastructure.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Administer Windows Server, AD, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.
• Support Hyper‑V and VMware environments.
• Manage Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint Online.
• Manage Entra ID, MFA, Conditional Access and PIM.
• Support Intune, Purview, Varonis, AvePoint.
• Troubleshoot Cisco networking across switches and VLANs.
• Maintain cloud security, governance, policies and standards.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Azure networking

Terraform / IaC

VMware vSphere/vCenter

Hyper‑V administration

Windows Server / AD / DNS / DHCP

Microsoft 365 / SharePoint Online

Entra ID / MFA / Conditional Access

Intune / Azure AD / PIM

GitHub Actions / CI‑CD

Azure Migrate

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure Migrate

Job description

Senior Cloud & Azure Infrastructure Engineer - Azure / Intune / Terraform / VMware / M365

Location: London onsite

3 months - Inside IR35

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to join a technology team working across a hybrid Microsoft Azure and on-premise infrastructure environment.

This is a hands-on contract role with a strong project focus, including the migration of VMware workloads into Azure and Hyper-V, developing infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and GitHub Actions, and strengthening the wider Microsoft cloud, networking and security estate.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the migration of VMware workloads to Azure IaaS and Hyper-V
• Design and manage Azure networking including VNets, peering, NSGs, firewalls and hybrid connectivity
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules for Azure infrastructure
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Administer Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP
• Support and administer Hyper-V and VMware
• Manage Microsoft 365, including Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint
• Manage Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA and PIM
• Support Intune, Purview, Varonis and AvePoint
• Troubleshoot Cisco networking across switches, VLANs, routing and wireless
• Maintain cloud security, governance, policies and infrastructure standards

Essential Experience

• Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure infrastructure experience
• Azure networking: VNets, peering, NSGs, firewalls and hybrid connectivity
• Strong Terraform / Infrastructure-as-Code experience
• VMware vSphere/vCenter and migration experience
• Hyper-V administration and deployment
• Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP
• Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online
• Entra ID, MFA, Conditional Access and PIM
• Microsoft Intune
• Cisco networking, VLANs, switches and troubleshooting
• GitHub / GitHub Actions / CI/CD
• Experience of cloud migration projects, ideally using Azure Migrate

Desirable

• Microsoft Purview
• Varonis
• AvePoint
• Azure Landing Zones
• PowerShell / Azure CLI
• AZ-305, MS-102, SC-400, CCNA or CCNP certifications

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.