Infrastructure Engineer - Azure

Freeths LLP; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Freeths LLP in Nottingham is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to support and evolve a hybrid cloud estate. You will assist in the transition to Microsoft Azure while tackling complex challenges like security and data governance.

The ideal candidate has around two years of infrastructure experience and is eager to grow their cloud engineering career within a collaborative environment. This role emphasizes monitoring and operational support, ensuring compliance with standards such as ISO 27001.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of infrastructure experience.
• Exposure to legal or financial regulated environments.
• Knowledge of VMware vSphere or Hyper-V.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain Azure infrastructure including Virtual Machines and Networking.
• Assist in cloud migration and integration activities.
• Ensure compliance with security standards like ISO 27001.

Skills

Azure infrastructure maintenance

Legacy systems assessment

Fortinet technologies

Incident management

Documentation

AI-assisted tooling

Education

AZ-104 Azure Administrator certification

Tools

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Application Insights

Microsoft 365

Intune

Job description

## Infrastructure Engineer - AzureApplylocations: Nottinghamposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR101394**About the role**Our Technology team is in the midst of an exciting multi-year transformation programme. We are transitioning from traditional on-premise infrastructure to a modern hybrid cloud environment, combining private cloud IaaS with Microsoft Azure, while simultaneously completing a major network refresh that has seen us move from HPE to Fortinet infrastructure and implement a full SD-WAN architecture.This is far more than a simple cloud migration. The programme involves tackling complex challenges around legacy application compatibility, data sovereignty, security, and regulatory compliance within a highly regulated professional services environment.As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting and evolving our hybrid cloud estate. Working alongside experienced senior engineers, you'll gain exposure to both cutting-edge Azure technologies and complex legacy environments, contributing directly to one of the firm's most strategically important technology programmes.This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with around two years of infrastructure experience who is looking to accelerate their cloud engineering career within a collaborative, supportive, and forward-thinking team.**Key responsibilities**### Cloud Platform Engineering* Support and maintain Azure infrastructure including Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Azure Firewall and Network Security Groups.* Assist with the management of both Azure and private cloud IaaS environments, ensuring consistency across platforms.* Contribute to our ongoing cloud migration programme, supporting testing, cutovers, and post-migration validation activities.* Help maintain Azure subscriptions and Landing Zone governance standards.### Infrastructure Transformation & Migration* Work alongside infrastructure and application teams to assess legacy systems and their cloud readiness.* Support lift-and-shift migration activities, gaining exposure to re-platforming and containerisation technologies.* Assist with integrations between cloud and on-premise systems.* Document existing infrastructure and support remediation and decommissioning plans.### Security, Compliance & Governance* Ensure solutions align with regulatory and security standards including ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, GDPR, and SRA requirements.* Support internal and external audit activities through the provision of documentation and compliance evidence.* Contribute to data residency, classification, and governance initiatives.### Monitoring & Operational Support* Support monitoring and observability solutions including Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.* Assist with incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.* Support disaster recovery testing and business continuity exercises.* Participate in a 24-hour on-call rota (approximately one week in every five).### Collaboration & Continuous Improvement* Work closely with project teams, application support teams, and senior engineers to deliver infrastructure solutions.* Maintain technical documentation including runbooks, change records, and architecture diagrams.* Contribute ideas and recommendations to improve cloud standards, automation, and operational efficiency.**Your skills and qualifications*** AZ-104 Azure Administrator certification.* Experience with Fortinet technologies.* Exposure to AI-assisted tooling for infrastructure deployment, monitoring, or support.* Experience within a legal, financial services, or other regulated environment.* Knowledge of VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, or other private cloud technologies.* Experience supporting Microsoft 365 and Intune within an enterprise environment.No Recruitment Agencies Please