Azure Lead Consultant

Version 1; London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Azure Administrator to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will engage with customers to gather requirements, design solutions, and implement Azure and DevOps services. You will be responsible for mentoring junior team members and ensuring high-quality service delivery in a structured IT environment. This position offers a hybrid work schedule, allowing for a balanced work-life dynamic while providing opportunities for professional growth through incentivized certifications and a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes employee well-being. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Free eye tests

Contributions towards glasses

Incentivized certifications

Profit Share scheme

Tech Scheme for latest technology

Pathways Career Development Quarterly

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Azure Administrator in IT or related fields.
• Strong understanding of the full product lifecycle and customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and design solutions for customers.
• Be the focal point for major incidents and investigations.

Skills

Azure Administration

ITIL

ISO 20000

Technical Problem Solving

Customer Interaction

Education

Experience in IT or related industries

Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Windows Server

Active Directory

Exchange Server

VMWare

HyperV

Office365

Job description

Version 1 London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh, Belfast

Department: Services Reliability Group

Job Description

As a Senior Azure Administrator, you’ll actively be assisting customers across multiple technologies and adding to the environment of learning by mentoring junior team members. You will be a Service Owner for several services including Azure and DevOps.

A typical day for you would include:

• Working directly with customers to gather requirements, design solutions, build proof of concept and implement those solutions
• Operating within a structured environment such as ITIL and ISO 20000 IT Service Management. This will also include documentation such as the development of designs, processes, and procedures
• Being the focal point for major incidents or investigations
• Liaising cross-functionally, both externally and internally
• Presenting and reporting in person and virtually and curating communication to key stakeholders

This role involves working for government clients so all candidates need to either hold or be eligible for SC Clearance.

Qualifications

• Be able to demonstrate your practical experience as an Azure Engineer / Senior Azure Administrator (or similar) working in IT or related industries
• Be confident with your experience and knowledge of the full product lifecycle i.e. concept generation, design, build, and support
• Dedicated time being individually responsible for designing, building, and supporting Enterprise solutions
• Adept at interpreting, understanding, and solving complex technical issues and incidents
• Be proficient with customer-facing interactions and operating in a project delivery or consultancy environment or similar

Technical Requirements

• Practical working experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud, Windows Server, Active Directory, and Exchange Server
• Specialisation in at least 3 of these technical areas: AKS, M365 (InTune), WAF (Web Application Firewall), Storage, or Azure
• Experience across Private and Public Cloud Networks and cloud deployment i.e. VMWare, HyperV, Office365, Azure, or similar
• Disaster recovery and site replication solutions experience

Additional Information

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 26 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1.

We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023, and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023.

As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data, and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally.