Consultant, Azure Engineer, Cloud Managed Services, Solutions Operate, Engineering

Deloitte LLP; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm in Belfast is seeking an Azure Infrastructure Administrator. The role involves managing Azure services, developing automation scripts, and providing technical guidance. Ideal candidates will have strong Azure administration skills and relevant certifications, with a commitment to a flexible hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance.

Benefits

Access to training programs

Flexible hybrid work environment

Opportunities for certification

Qualifications

• Demonstrable strong Azure infrastructure administration and management skills.
• Experience in managing virtual machines and Azure Virtual Desktops.
• Hands-on experience in Azure networking.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices.
• Ability to participate in on-call rota to cover 24x7 clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Azure infrastructure for clients.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Azure services.
• Develop Azure automation scripts.
• Provide technical guidance on Azure issues.

Skills

Azure infrastructure administration

Virtual machines management

Azure networking

Azure automation scripting

Azure DevOps

Cloud security best practices

Education

ITIL 4 Foundation certification

Relevant Azure certifications

Tools

Azure

Palo Alto firewalls

FortiGate firewalls

Job description

Overview

Opportunity to advance and grow your career within the company. Access to training and skill development on platforms like A Cloud Guru, Udemy, and LinkedIn Learning. Eligibility for certifications and training programs to enhance your skills and knowledge. Enjoy a flexible hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us together

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, fostering inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values guide every decision we make and action we take, delivering impact where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

How do you make intelligent, future-proof decisions in a world where change is the one constant? That’s exactly what you’ll help our clients to do. You’ll build trusted relationships with business stakeholders and use the most exciting new technologies available to create data-driven programmes that transform their organisations. Your advice will help clients position their organisations to succeed in an ever-evolving marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Azure infrastructure for our clients.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Azure services and applications.
• Develop and maintain Azure automation scripts and templates.
• Provide technical guidance and support to clients on Azure-related issues.
• Collaborate with other teams to deliver high-quality solutions to clients.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation related to Azure environments.
• Implement and manage Azure security and compliance solutions.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

‘You’re a natural at taking initiative. Someone who brings out the best in others and is a brilliant listener. You’ll grow our business without compromising standards, integrity, or culture. We’re all about letting our leaders lead, so we’ll give you the breathing space you need to do so’.

• Demonstrable strong Azure infrastructure administration and management skills
• Experience in managing virtual machines, Azure Virtual Desktops (AVDs), and containers, including patching and vulnerability remediation
• Hands-on proven experience in Azure networking, encompassing routing protocols, security rule implementation, and the practical application of services including Private Link, Private Endpoint, Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute, and VPN Gateway
• Experience developing and maintaining Azure automation scripts and templates
• Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD automation
• Experience supporting and managing Entra ID, managing user accounts and groups, implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA), configuring conditional access policies, integrating with other applications
• Knowledge of cloud security and compliance best practices
• Experience managing Palo Alto and FortiGate next-generation firewalls (NGFWs).
• Linux administration experience is a plus
• ITIL 4 Foundation certification is desirable
• Relevant Azure certifications (such as Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Security Engineer Associate) are preferred
• Ability to participate in on-call rota to cover 24x7 clients

NOTE: RTW This position involves working with client with strict requirement that prevents individuals with nationality other the United Kingdom, European Union, and Japan from being onboarded.

Connect to your business - Technology and Transformation

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.

Engineering, AI and Data

We lead transformation at the heart of our clients; re-engineering the core of our clients’ organisations, helping to unleash growth, and creating better futures for their customers, citizens and employees.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your Immediate Family Members are not permitted to hold certain financial interests with audit clients of the firm, and there are prohibitions on certain employment relationships. The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

We support household names, governments, and every industry sector you can think of as part of a global, diverse and one big happy team. We really do support cloud infrastructure that touches everyone’s life. - Andy, Technology & Transformation

“One of the best places to push your boundaries and grow your skills.” - Armand, Technology & Transformation

“Everyone is quick to share recognition for achievements at Deloitte which has improved my personal confidence levels and encourages me to accomplish more.” - Jack, Technology & Transformation

“The clients we get to work with here are really something special - from across all industries and around the globe, we get a breadth of experience that I honestly feel is unique.” - Ann Marie, Technology & Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in Belfast with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers