Azure/Networking Engineer

Isio; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant development opportunities

Hybrid work model

Inclusive and diverse workplace

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Scotland seeks an experienced Azure/Networking Engineer. The role involves maintaining and implementing solutions in Azure, working with networking technologies, and improving the security posture of the business. Ideal candidates will have strong networking experience, proven Azure knowledge, and the ability to work in a hybrid model, along with excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Candidate should have experience with Azure networking and solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server administration and best practices required.
• Experience in regulated industries is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and implement new solutions within Azure tenants.
• Manage existing networking solutions and improve security posture.
• Collaborate with service desk to resolve key issues.

Skills

Strong networking experience – LAN/WAN/SDWAN/Azure networking

Strong proven knowledge of Azure services

Experience of Windows server administration

Experience with O365 Suite Administration, Intune & Defender for Endpoint

Experience of using tools to automate regular activities

Great communication and problem-solving skills

Ability to communicate with stakeholders

Strong documentation skills

Self-motivated individual with the ability to complete tasks independently

Familiarity with security and compliance standards

Use of Azure DevOps to deploy Infrastructure As Code

Familiarity with mail flow and security solutions

Experience working in a regulated industry

Experience of Jira & Confluence for work management & documentation

Experience of monitoring server and cloud native resources

Job description

We’re growing and want you to be a part of our journey.

An experienced Azure/Networking engineer who enjoys a challenge at an ever‑growing technology focused business. You will play a key role in supporting the business to implement solutions that provide benefits to our users and clients, whilst ensuring all the existing solutions are well maintained and supported.

Location

This role can be based in any of our regional offices with a hybrid work style of 2-3 days a week in the office. Due to the nature of the work there may be ad‑hoc travel required to different offices and occasional out of hours work to support essential system maintenance.

Role and Responsibilities

• Maintaining and implementing new solutions within Isio’s Azure tenants, ensuring alerts are handled, virtual machines are maintained, new resources are set up to best practice.
• Maintaining networking solutions such as Cisco Meraki, Zscaler, Azure Front Door, etc.
• Maintaining and implementing new solutions within Isio’s M365 stack including Entra, Intune, M365 Admin Portal, Defender.
• Aiding with improving the security posture of the business by ensuring security standards are met, everything is set up to best practice, assisting with providing information for audits to renew and new accreditations.
• Working on varying small to large projects to implement new solutions and improve existing ones within the IT stack.
• Working with the service desk as an escalation point to highlight key issues and tackle root causes of issues that arise.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong networking experience – LAN/WAN/SDWAN/Azure networking such as routing, firewalls, network peering, etc.
• Strong proven knowledge of Azure services such as Entra ID, App Services, Storage, Backups, Conditional Access, Front Door, Load Balancers.
• Experience of Windows server administration – IIS, Update Management, Performance troubleshooting through methods such as log analysis.
• Experience with O365 Suite Administration, Intune & Defender for Endpoint.
• Experience of using tools to automate regular activities (e.g. Tines, N8N, Zapier, Power Automate, PowerShell).
• Great communication and problem‑solving skills with the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders effectively that have varying levels of technical knowledge.
• Strong technical knowledge with an aptitude for learning.
• Strong documentation skills to ensure all solutions are documented to a high standard.
• Self‑motivated individual with the ability to complete tasks independently and as part of a team.
• Familiarity with security and compliance standards, e.g. Experience working in an ISO 27001 certified environment.
• Use of Azure DevOps (or similar tools) to deploy Infrastructure As Code into Azure – experience with ARM or Bicep templates and YAML pipelines.
• Familiarity with mail flow and security solutions such as Proofpoint and ONDmarc.
• Experience working in a regulated industry, e.g. telecoms, financial services, utilities.
• Experience of Jira & Confluence for work management & documentation.
• Experience of monitoring server and cloud native resources using tools such as DataDog, Solarwinds or similar.

Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose

• Power in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients & each other – building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.
• Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients & society.
• Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.
• People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

What we offer you

Isio is a people business, and we’re committed to helping our great colleagues gain a wide variety of experience, significant development opportunities and progression through the business.

You can find out more about Isio and the benefits we offer here Isio - Careers & Benefits.

About Isio

Isio was ‘born’ in 2020 from the sale of KPMG UK’s Pension Practice to a private equity firm. An industry‑leading challenger, we provide diverse expertise spanning Pensions, Investment, Benefits and Wealth to give clients an integrated experience.

Isio is built by challengers, innovators and forward‑thinkers, grounded around a vision which strives to deliver greater financial confidence for everyone. We empower and develop those who join us – valuing curious minds and giving people the freedom to outperform. Known and respected for our agility, we harness specialist experience, bold thinking and the desire to push the boundaries of what we can achieve for our clients, from small to blue chip, public to private.

At Isio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, in which our colleagues feel they belong, regardless of background or difference. We uphold the values of respect, fairness, and inclusion in our actions and decisions. We believe that by adhering to these principles, we will create a stronger, more innovative, and supportive environment for all, as well as ensuring that the advice and support we provide to our clients is more creative, more insightful and leaves a lasting impact.

We have offices across the UK and many of our roles offer a hybrid, flexible approach to work to help create a work‑life balance that works for you. Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please email [e-mail]

Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.