Azure Project Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Preston; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Azure Expert MSP is seeking an experienced Azure Project Consultant in Preston. You will guide businesses in cloud transformations and manage diverse projects, leveraging your expertise in Azure solutions. This role demands strong knowledge of Azure services and certifications, making it suitable for those with robust cloud migration experience.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Azure VMs and Networking required.
• Strong experience in cloud migrations and security tools.
• Certifications in Azure (AZ-104) necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure migration and transformation projects.
• Design and implement Azure solutions and security.
• Deliver presentations to stakeholders and manage multiple projects.

Skills

Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Security Tools

Cloud Migration

Requirements Gathering

Education

Certifications: AZ-104

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

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Client:

Context Recruitment

Location:

preston, lancashire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Exciting opportunity has opened for an experienced Azure Project Consultant to join a leading Azure Expert MSP, delivering transformative cloud solutions for enterprise clients. This role involves guiding businesses through data centre exits, on-prem to cloud migrations and landing zone deployments, collaborating with architects / engineers to implement secure, scalable and high-performing Azure solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute Azure migration and transformation projects
• Design and implement Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), Storage Accounts, and Networking (VNet, subnetting, peering)
• Configure security and governance solutions including Azure Firewall, Bastion, App Gateway, Front Door, and Load Balancer
• Advise on Azure Policy, Azure Advisor, and Entra ID (Conditional Access, PIM, MFA)
• Assist with SQL MI/Azure SQL SB/SQL Server on Azure VM deployments
• Support Landing Zone deployments and architecture frameworks
• Deliver impactful presentations to stakeholders and clients
• Manage multiple projects, customers, and priorities effectively

Required experience:

• Expertise in Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), Storage Accounts, and Networking
• Strong experience with Azure security tools (Firewall, Bastion, App Gateway, Load Balancer, etc.)
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure Policy, Azure Advisor, and Entra ID
• Cloud migration experience, including data centre exits and on-prem to Azure transformations
• Certifications: AZ-104

Any exposure to the following will be beneficial:

• Experience with App Services, SQL MI/Azure SQL SB, Landing Zone deployments
• Understanding of Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption Frameworks
• Familiarity with Azure Containers, Synapse, Data Lake, Azure ML, vWAN, Azure Arc
• Knowledge of ADO, Bicep, Terraform, and PowerShell
• Certifications: AZ-305, AZ-400 / AZ-500 / AZ-700, AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect
• Public speaking and technical evangelism experience
• Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills