Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Castlefield Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing public sector organization is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in Azure. This full-time permanent position offers a hybrid working model and a salary range of £50,000 - £61,000. Key responsibilities include designing cloud solutions, maintaining Azure services, and implementing Infrastructure as Code. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in Azure deployments and best practices in security and optimization.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and architecting cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge of Azure services and deployment strategies.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect cloud solutions to meet business objectives.
• Deploy and maintain Azure services.
• Optimize Azure workloads for performance and cost efficiency.

Skills

Cloud solutions architecture

Azure services deployment

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Performance optimization

Security best practices

CI/CD with Azure DevOps

Technical documentation

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Terraform

PowerShell

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Azure | Greater Manchester | £50,000 - £61,000 | Hybrid |

Castlefield are currently supporting a Growing public Sector organisation in their search for a senior infrastructure Engineer - Azure on a full-time permanent basis.

Key Responsibilities :

• Designed and architected end-to-end cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure to meet business and strategic objectives.
• Deployed, configured, and maintained Azure services, including Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Azure AD, Virtual Networks, and Azure Storage.
• Implemented and managed Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, and PowerShell DSC.
• Monitored, troubleshot, and optimized Azure workloads for high availability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Designed and implemented security best practices, including identity and access management, secure networking, encryption, and compliance controls.
• Collaborated with software development teams to create CI / CD pipelines and automate deployments using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Performed migrations from on-premises or other cloud platforms to Azure, ensuring minimal downtime and business continuity.
• Developed and maintained technical documentation, architectural diagrams, and runbooks.

Participated in capacity planning, disaster recovery, and bac...