Azure Systems Engineer — Hybrid, SC Cleared

CBSbutler Ltd.; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 92,250 - 98,707; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler Ltd. is seeking a Systems Engineer - Azure in Reading on a hybrid basis.

You will support, maintain and enhance enterprise infrastructure, cloud services and platform technologies, contributing to secure, reliable and resilient services across Microsoft Azure and on‑premises environments while supporting automation and modern infrastructure initiatives. The role involves collaborating with senior engineers to implement IaC, monitor performance, and manage backup, DR and BCM processes,

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting Windows Server and Linux environments.
• Understanding of Microsoft Azure services and cloud technologies.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs and firewalls.
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V.
• Familiarity with infrastructure monitoring and operational support.
• Understanding of security principles and access management.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery and disaster recovery concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work within a collaborative engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Support and administer cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Maintain Windows Server and Linux environments.
• Deploy, configure and support Microsoft Azure services.
• Support virtualisation platforms including VMware and Hyper-V.
• Assist with Kubernetes and OpenShift platform administration.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, availability and capacity.
• Support incident, problem and change management activities.
• Assist with backup, disaster recovery and business continuity processes.
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation initiatives.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation.
• Work closely with senior engineers to improve platform reliability and operational performance.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux

Azure

Networking fundamentals

VMware

Hyper-V

IaC (Terraform/Ansible)

Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python)

Monitoring & alerting

Security basics & access management

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Grafana

Prometheus

Azure Monitor

Job description

CBSbutler Ltd. is seeking a Systems Engineer - Azure in Reading on a hybrid basis.

You will support, maintain and enhance enterprise infrastructure, cloud services and platform technologies, contributing to secure, reliable and resilient services across Microsoft Azure and on‑premises environments while supporting automation and modern infrastructure initiatives. The role involves collaborating with senior engineers to implement IaC, monitor performance, and manage backup, DR and BCM processes,