Cloud Engineer

Nine Twenty; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% Pension

Job summary

Nine Twenty Technology partners with a Glasgow-based organisation to recruit a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer. The role focuses on Azure and Microsoft 365 across security, identity, and cloud migration, within a collaborative IT team.

The successful candidate will manage Defender, Purview and Entra ID, lead cloud-native transformations and contribute to automation, monitoring and DR planning in a hybrid Glasgow environment.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, identity management and cloud security.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender and associated security technologies.
• Experience administering Azure infrastructure, including virtual machines, networking and storage.
• Strong understanding of Active Directory, hybrid environments and cloud migration.
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting complex infrastructure environments.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical role in the management, security and development of Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.
• Deploying and configuring Defender, Purview and Entra ID.
• Supporting transition to fully cloud-native infrastructure while reducing on-premise dependencies.
• Implementing Purview sensitivity labels and data protection policies.
• Managing Azure Virtual Desktop, virtual servers and related cloud infrastructure.
• Strengthening identity and access management with Entra ID and Conditional Access.
• Supporting cloud security, governance, compliance and vulnerability management.
• Contributing to infrastructure automation, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.
• Providing hands-on end-user support as part of a close IT team.

Skills

Azure

Microsoft 365

Cloud security

Identity management

Defender security

Entra ID

Hybrid environments

Vulnerability management

Tools

Azure

Microsoft 365

Defender

Purview

Entra ID

AVD

PowerShell

Azure CLI

VMware

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Glasgow (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Salary: £55,000 – £58,000

Employment Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

Nine Twenty Technology is delighted to be partnering with an established, highly respected organisation in Glasgow to recruit a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Azure and Microsoft 365 specialist to join a collaborative IT team and play a key role in the organisation's continued cloud transformation.

With significant investment in Microsoft cloud technologies and security, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to take ownership of important infrastructure and security projects, helping to shape a modern, secure and resilient cloud environment.

The organisation offers a supportive, low-pressure working environment, excellent employee retention and an outstanding pension package.

What You'll Be Doing

• Taking a leading technical role in the management, security and development of the organisation's Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.

• Deploying and configuring Microsoft security technologies, including Defender, Purview and Entra ID.

• Supporting the transition towards a fully cloud-native infrastructure, reducing reliance on traditional on‑premise systems.

• Implementing Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels, data classification and information protection policies.

• Managing and supporting Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), virtual servers and associated cloud infrastructure.

• Strengthening identity and access management through Entra ID, Conditional Access and privileged access controls.

• Supporting cloud security, governance, compliance and vulnerability management.

• Contributing to infrastructure automation, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.

• Providing technical expertise and occasional hands‑on end‑user support as part of a close‑knit IT team.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with strong Microsoft technology expertise and a particular focus on cloud security.

Essential experience:

• Strong commercial experience working with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.

• In‑depth knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, identity management and cloud security.

• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Defender and associated security technologies.

• Experience administering Azure infrastructure, including virtual machines, networking and storage.

• Strong understanding of Active Directory, hybrid environments and cloud migration.

• Experience supporting and troubleshooting complex infrastructure environments.

• A proactive, hands‑on approach with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Desirable experience:

• Microsoft Purview, including information protection and data classification.

• Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).

• Microsoft Intune and endpoint management.

• PowerShell, Azure CLI and infrastructure automation.

• VMware, Kubernetes and networking technologies.

• Cisco and Meraki networking solutions.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Beyond the technical challenges, this organisation offers a working environment where people genuinely enjoy building long‑term careers.

• Salary of £55,000–£58,000

• 15% non‑contributory employer pension contribution – no employee contribution required.

• Hybrid working – 3 days per week in the Glasgow office.

• Excellent staff retention, with average employee tenure of approximately 15 years.

• A friendly, collaborative IT team with a manageable support workload.

• The opportunity to work on meaningful cloud transformation and Microsoft security projects.

• A stable, supportive organisation that values work‑life balance and professional development.