Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Harding Retail; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Harding Retail as an Infrastructure Engineer where you'll design and manage scalable Azure solutions. With strong Azure expertise and problem-solving skills, you'll play a key role in optimizing cloud infrastructure for a growing cruise retailer. Enjoy a hybrid work environment and a competitive compensation package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Pension

Health care cash plan

26 days annual leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering.
• At least 3 years focused on Azure.
• Solid experience with identity & security management.

Responsibilities

• Designing and deploying Azure infrastructure solutions.
• Managing cloud resources and automating deployments.
• Ensuring high availability and disaster recovery.

Skills

Azure services expertise

Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash)

Networking knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Education

Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-400, AZ-305)

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure to join our Technology team. This role is crucial in designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based infrastructure solutions that are scalable, secure, and highly available.

It’s a great time to join our team, as a growing and scaling retailer with a twist, working and innovating together helps us realise our purpose to ‘make every cruise better’.

About the role:

In this role you will have a range of responsibilities based around infrastructure needs such as planning updates, implementing new Azure cloud solutions and producing quality technical documentation of all processes. You will also support more complex 2nd/3rd line requests that have been escalated and require solid technical experience to solve them.

The ideal candidate will be an analytical thinker with a depth of knowledge of Azure, will be adaptable to a multitude of situations and possess excellent communication skills.

Based in Avonmouth on a hybrid working basis 2/3 days per week

Compensation – competitive salary, bonus scheme, pension, 4 x life assurance, healthcare cash plan, 26 days annual leave

What you will be doing:

• Designing and deploying Azure infrastructure solutions
• Managing cloud resources, automating infrastructure deployments
• Ensuring high availability and disaster recovery capabilities of azure servers and services
• Managing security risks of server and client devices via Intune and Azure policies
• Development and implementation of on-prem to Cloud first strategy, migrating from AD To Entra ID
• Migrating end user device builds using Intune and Auto pilot
• Collaborate with DevOps and security teams to ensure best practices in cloud architecture

About you:

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with at least 3 years focused on Azure.
• Strong expertise in Azure services, including Virtual Machines, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, App Services, and Storage Accounts.
• Scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, or Bash for automation and system administration.
• Solid networking knowledge, including VPNs, VNet peering, Load Balancers, DNS, and Azure Firewall.
• Experience with identity & security management, including Azure EntraID & Active Directory, RBAC, Conditional Access, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Experience of Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights
• Proficiency with Azure Backup and Site Recovery
• Understanding of cloud cost management and Azure billing best practices
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Experience deploying and administrating IaaS and PaaS services
• Knowledge of at least one of scripting languages: Shell Scripting, Python, Powershell
• Microsoft Azure certifications AZ-400& AZ-305 would be ideal but not essential
• Must have an existing right of eligibility to work in the UK

Key Attributes – trust, collaboration, respect, passion, drive, resilience

About us:

Harding+ is the only 100% dedicated cruise retailer, proudly partnering with 12 cruise line operators globally, across more than 80+ cruise ships either in operation or under contract. Our mission is simple: make every cruise better. We operate over 300 retail shops across 80+ ships, covering 17,000m² of retail space and handling 6.6 million transactions annually.

Our team includes over 1,300 onboard team members and more than 270 landside employees, we stay at the forefront of retailing and consistently provide outstanding customer service, culminating in winning the Cruise Retailer of the Year award for 2022 and 2023.

Harding+ is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Harding+.

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