Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Atos SE

United Kingdom

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

30 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days paid leave

Pension scheme

Private medical cover

Life assurance

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Flex Benefits Program

Job summary

Atos is seeking an Azure Infrastructure Engineer to join the Infrastructure Operations team. You will own, support and evolve secure Microsoft Azure and hybrid Windows platforms to ensure availability, performance, and cost-effective operation of critical cloud services.

Collaboration with cloud, network, security, and application teams is essential for resilient solutions. You will administer Azure subscriptions, networks, identities, and governance controls while driving automation and

Qualifications

Experience administering Microsoft Azure production environments.
Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, and secure access controls.
Experience implementing infrastructure as code using Bicep and/or Terraform.

Responsibilities

Administer Azure subscriptions, management groups, and resource groups within governance controls.
Deploy and manage Azure VMs, networks, and backup solutions.
Build and support IaC using Bicep/Terraform with modular design and peer review.
Support hybrid Windows workloads and on-premises integrations.

Skills

Azure administration

PowerShell automation

Azure DevOps

Azure Monitor

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / Computer Science

Tools

Azure CLI

Terraform

Bicep

PowerShell

Ansible

Job description

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Atos is the Atos Group brand dedicated to AI-powered, secure, end-to-end digital services. Atos designs, develops, and operates critical digital environments that drive performance, resilience and sovereignty, helping public and private organizations worldwide retain control over their data and infrastructures, while meeting regulatory requirements.
A trusted partner in operating complex and mission-critical environments, Atos supports organizations across highly regulated and sovereign contexts.

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 56,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €7.2 billion (at the go-forward perimeter), operating in 54 countries under two brands - Atos for services and Eviden for products and systems. European number one in cybersecurity and a leader in cloud, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is listed on Euronext Paris.

As an Azure Infrastructure Engineer, you will join our Infrastructure Operations team, owning,supportingand evolving secure Microsoft Azure and hybrid Windows platforms. You will help ensure availability, performance,securityand cost-effective operation across business-critical cloud services, while driving automation,standardisationand modernisation.
Working closely with cloud, network, security, application and service teams, you will design, implement and operate resilient Azure solutions across the UK&I. The role combines hands-on Azure engineering with strong Windows infrastructure expertise to support migrations, platform improvement and reliable transition into operational service.

Administer,maintainand support Azure subscriptions, management groups, resourcegroupsand core platform services within established governance controls.

Deploy and manage Azure Virtual Machines, managed disks, availability sets/zones, virtual networks, network security groups, private endpoints, loadbalancingand supporting platform components.

Operate Azure identity and access services, including Microsoft Entra ID, role-based access control, managed identities, privilegedaccessand access reviews.

Support Azure Backup, recovery services, businesscontinuityand disaster recovery, including recovery testing and remediation of identified gaps.

Use Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerts,dashboardsand service health information to manage availability,performanceand capacity.

Manage cloud resource lifecycle, tagging, policy compliance, securitypostureand cost optimisation, escalating risks or exceptions whererequired.

Hybrid Windows Infrastructure:

Administer and support Windows Server workloads hosted in Azure and on-premises, including Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022.

Support Active Directory Domain Services, Group Policy, DNS, DFS, DHCP, RDS, IIS, Certificate Services and Windows Failover Clustering in hybrid environments.

Perform server provisioning, configuration, hardening, patching, vulnerability remediation,upgradeand decommissioning activities.

Support Azure-connected and migration technologies such as Azure Arc, Azure Migrate and hybrid identity where applicable.

Automation, Infrastructure as Code & Continuous Improvement:

Develop andmaintainautomation using PowerShell, AzureCLIand approved scripting technologies.

Build and support infrastructure-as-code solutions using Bicep and/orTerraform, with reusable modules, versioncontroland peer review.

Use Azure DevOps or Git-based workflows to support controlled deployment, configurationmanagementand platform standardisation.

Identifyand deliver improvements that increase reliability, security, operationalefficiencyand service quality.

Security, Governance & Compliance:

Apply Azure Policy, role-based access controls, resource locks, taggingstandardsand platform guardrails in line with organisational requirements.

Support Microsoft Defender for Cloud, vulnerability management, securityrecommendationsand remediation activities.

Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, architecture records and support guides for Azure and hybrid services.

Support discovery, assessment, design and migration of Windows workloads and services into Microsoft Azure.

Work with network, storage, security,cloudand application teams to deliver integrated landing zone and workload solutions.

Complete testing, operational readiness, knowledgetransferand transition activities for new or changed cloud services.

Operational Support:

Participate in a 24x7 on-call rota asrequired, supporting critical Azure and Windows infrastructure services.

Provide occasional out-of-hours support for planned cloud changes, maintenance, recoverytestingand critical incidents.

Technical Skills:

Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Azure production environments, including subscriptions, resource groups, compute, storage, networking,monitoringand backup.

Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure RBAC, managedidentitiesand secure access controls.

Experience supporting Azure networking, including virtual networks, subnets, NSGs, private connectivity,DNSand load balancing.

Strong PowerShell automation skills, with practical experience of Azure CLI and/or Azure PowerShell.

Experience implementing infrastructure as code using Bicep and/or Terraform through Git-based deployment workflows.

Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerting,diagnosticsand operational troubleshooting.

Knowledge of Azure security,governanceand compliance controls, including Azure Policy and Defender for Cloud.

Experience supporting Windows Server and Active Directory services in hybrid or cloud-hosted environments.

Experience with backup, recovery, patching, vulnerabilityremediationand service continuity processes.

Strong troubleshooting skills across Azure, Windows, identity,networkand application dependencies.

Operational Skills:

Experience working within ITIL-based service management environments and operating business-critical cloud services.

Strong understanding of Incident, Problem, Change and Major Incident Management, including cloud service health and vendor escalation.

Ability to balance operational stability, security, technical debt, costawarenessand delivery priorities.

Soft Skills:

Strong analytical and structured problem-solving abilities.

Clear communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain cloud risks and options to technical and non-technical audiences.

Ability to work effectively both independently and within multidisciplinary teams.

Strong organisational, documentation and knowledge-sharing skills.

Proactive approach to technical ownership, serviceimprovementand cloud platform standards.

Preferred (Nice-to-Have):

Experience working within secure government,defenceor critical national infrastructure environments.

Experience with Azure landing zones, management groups, policyinitiativesand enterprise-scale governance.

Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, DefenderXDRand cloud security monitoring.

Knowledge of Azure Arc, Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery,Intuneand Azure Update Manager.

Experience with Azure DevOps pipelines, Git, CI/CDand automated testing of infrastructure deployments.

Experience with Terraform, Ansible or other configuration and deployment automation tools.

Understanding of Azure cost management, budgets,reservationsand optimisation practices.

Microsoft certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Network Engineer Associate or Azure Security Engineer Associate.

Education & Qualifications:

Degree, apprenticeship, technicalqualificationor equivalent experience within an IT-related discipline.

Relevant Microsoft Azure certification is preferred but notrequired.

Security Clearance:

SC security clearance isrequired.