Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

AQA; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Azure Infrastructure Engineer to deploy and support applications using DevOps methodologies. This role requires a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience and AZ-104 certification, with responsibilities including monitoring application health and providing technical support. The position offers a dynamic environment focused on cloud technologies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year in an Azure infrastructure engineer role.
• Strong knowledge of Azure IAAS, PAAS, SAAS.
• Proficiency in PowerShell and T-SQL.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and support Azure applications using DevOps tools.
• Implement system monitoring and maintain application health.
• Provide technical support for infrastructure in Azure.

Skills

IAAS

PAAS

SAAS

PowerShell

T-SQL

Scripting languages

IaC

Bicep

ARM

CI/CD pipelines

Azure DevOps

Troubleshooting deployment

Education

AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator

AZ-400 or AZ-305 certification

Job description

Job Description:

Purpose: Responsible for the deployment and support of Azure applications using DevOps tools and methodologies for production, staging, and development environments.

Landscape: The Assessment Technology group is responsible for operational systems delivering millions of GCSE and A-level results annually. The Scanning & Marking department, reporting to the Director of Assessment Technology, manages several software products in this area.

This position is within the Platform Services & Support team in the Scanning & Marking department and reports directly to the Platform Services and Support Manager.

Activities:

• Deploy and support Azure applications using DevOps tools and methodologies.
• Provide advice on Infrastructure and Security; collaborate with architecture and application development teams to meet business objectives.
• Implement system monitoring and alerting to maintain application health.
• Provide technical support for infrastructure in Azure and on-premise.
• Ensure security controls are in place and recommend improvements.
• Maintain performance monitoring and suggest enhancements.
• Participate in out-of-hours incident support rota (around 4-6 weeks/year).
• Report to the Platform Services & Support Manager as required.

Experience: Minimum 1 year in an Azure infrastructure engineer role.

Qualifications: AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator (essential); AZ-400 or AZ-305 (desirable).

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of IAAS, PAAS, and SAAS in Azure.
• Proficiency in PowerShell, T-SQL, and scripting languages.
• Knowledge of IaC, Bicep, and ARM.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, especially Azure DevOps YAML and classic pipelines.
• Troubleshooting deployment and configuration pipelines.

Personal Attributes:

• Passion for Cloud technologies.
• Ambitious and eager to learn.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently.