Senior Project Engineer

Context Recruitment; Leeds; Remote; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to guide enterprise clients in Azure migration projects. You will lead transformations, implement cloud solutions, and ensure security and governance compliance. The ideal candidate has expertise in Azure services and cloud migrations, with certifications like AZ-104. This position is remote with a competitive package paying 60k plus benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience with data centre exits and on-prem to Azure transformations.
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure Policy, Azure Advisor, and Entra ID.
• Certifications like AZ-305, AZ-400, AZ-500 or AZ-700 are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure migration and transformation projects.
• Design and implement Azure solutions, including VMs and Networking.
• Configure security and governance solutions on Azure.

Skills

Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)

Microsoft 365 services

Azure security tools

Cloud migration experience

Azure Policy and Azure Advisor

Education

AZ-104 Certification

Tools

Azure Firewall

Terraform

PowerShell

Job description

Overview

Senior Project Engineer

Exciting opportunity has opened for an experienced Azure Project Engineer to join a leading Azure Expert MSP, delivering transformative cloud solutions for enterprise clients.

This role involves guiding businesses through data centre exits, onprem to cloud migrations and landing zone deployments, collaborating with architects / engineers to implement secure, scalable and high-performing Azure solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute Azure migration and transformation projects
• Lead and execute Microsoft 365 transformation projects
• Design and implement Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), Storage Accounts, and Networking (VNet, subnetting, peering)
• Configure security and governance solutions including Azure Firewall, Bastion, App Gateway, Front Door, and Load Balancer
• Advise on Azure Policy, Azure Advisor, and Entra ID (Conditional Access, PIM, MFA)
• Assist with SQL MI/Azure SQL SB/SQL Server on Azure VM deployments
• Support Landing Zone deployments and architecture frameworks
• Deliver impactful presentations to stakeholders and clients
• Manage multiple projects, customers, and priorities effectively

Required experience

• Expertise in Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), Storage Accounts, and Networking
• Hands on experience with a range of Microsoft 365 services
• Strong experience with Azure security tools (Firewall, Bastion, App Gateway, Load Balancer, etc.)
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure Policy, Azure Advisor, and Entra ID
• Cloud migration experience, including data centre exits and on-prem to Azure transformations
• Certifications: AZ-104

Beneficial experience

• Experience with App Services, SQL MI/Azure SQL SB, Landing Zone deployments
• Prior experience with VMware vSphere
• Understanding of Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption Frameworks
• Knowledge of ADO, Bicep, Terraform, and PowerShell
• Certifications: AZ-305, AZ-400 / AZ-500 / AZ-700
• Public speaking and technical evangelism experience
• Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills

Remote based

Paying 60k basic + benefits