Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a skilled Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer to oversee cloud environments, focusing on design, implementation, and maintenance. This dynamic role offers the chance to work on exciting, business-critical projects, leveraging cutting-edge technologies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud services, emphasizing continuous improvement and automation. Join a forward-thinking team that values professional development and embraces the latest advancements in cloud and infrastructure technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience in deploying cloud-based services and applications.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Manage public cloud infrastructure for scalability and reliability.
• Implement monitoring solutions to enhance user experience.

Skills

Windows Server administration

Office 365 product stack

Active Directory & Group Policy

Azure administration

Intune

Network topology

Firewall management

Anti-virus software

Disaster recovery

Vulnerability management

Job description

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer to manage our clients Cloud environment focussing on design, implementation and maintenance. The successful candidate will have previous experience in operating and deploying cloud-based services and applications with a focus on continuous improvement and automation.

This role is a mix of project based work with the opportunity to work on a number of exciting business critical projects including cutting edge technology implementations and some 3rd line support where necessary.

What you’ll bring:

• Extensive MS suite experience – Widows Server administration / Office 365 product stack / Active Directory & Group Policy / Azure administration, design, support and maintenance.
• Knowledge of Intune.
• Experience in network topology, firewall management and anti-virus software.
• Disaster recovery and vulnerability management.

What you’ll be doing:

• Public Cloud Infrastructure Management which involves provisioning, configuration and maintaining various Cloud resources to ensure scalability, reliability and security.
• Monitoring and Performance Optimisation by implementing monitoring solutions to track performance and identify areas for optimisation to enhance user experience and automate improvements where possible.
• System Availability and Reliability by ensuring high availability and data integrity through proactive monitoring, alerting, backups and DR planning and testing.
• Continuous Improvement by staying updated with the latest Cloud & Infrastructure technologies and continuously evaluating and proposing enhancements to existing systems, services and processes whilst also ensuring ongoing skills development through personal training and certifications.