(Senior) Storage Engineer - AZURE d/f/m

RWE; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Engineering SME for their Microsoft Azure platform. This role involves leading the design and configuration of Azure services, ensuring adherence to best practices while collaborating with internal teams and external service providers. You'll be pivotal in driving continuous improvements and optimizing processes to enhance customer experiences. With a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment, this opportunity offers the chance to influence the Cloud and Data Centre journey right from the start. If you're motivated to advance your IT skills and thrive in a collaborative setting, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Annual discretionary bonus

Inclusive company culture

Opportunities for digital change

Collaboration with multinational providers

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with Azure platform, including Landing Zone.
• Strong understanding of cloud benefits and extensive Azure experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Senior Engineering SME for Microsoft Azure platform.
• Drive continuous service improvements and process optimization.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Cloud Storage

ARM

Terraform

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Cloud Certifications (e.g., Azure)

Tools

Azure Landing Zone

ITIL

Job description

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RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Department Insights

Cloud and Data Center (C&DC) support servers, databases, storage, Azure Cloud & physical infrastructure for the RWE Group.

This support includes round-the-clock provision of platform services and development operations in collaboration with Managed Service Provider partners.

We are responsible for:

• Engineering: Improving services & products to meet business needs. Design, consultancy, standard setting and 3rd line support.
• Automation & Development: Accelerating & improving services through end-to-end automation & high quality code development.
• Operations: Daily operational support & financial management, including operational availability, deployment patching, incident resolution, request fulfilment.

Your responsibilities

• Serve as Senior Engineering SME for Microsoft Azure platform, including Azure Landing Zone, policies, tagging, subscription design & configuration, enabled services & products, and contribute to security and network design & configuration.
• Focus on Cloud Storage, backup & optimizations.
• Specify, design, and maintain best practices & support for RWE's Cloud and Data Centre (C&DC) Azure platform & Landing Zone in collaboration with internal teams, CSPs, and MSPs.
• Communicate and define RWE IT requirements and standards to Azure platform users & MSP teams, ensuring adherence and providing technical leadership.
• Coordinate & collaborate with other product owners & leads to maximize team potential.
• Drive continuous service improvements, automation, and process optimization to enhance customer experience, reduce inefficiency, and accelerate delivery.
• Create & maintain forward-looking roadmaps for the Azure platform, including dependent systems & processes aligned with business objectives.
• Support project deliveries impacting the Azure platform.
• Ensure adherence to ITIL procedures, actively manage incidents, problems, and change requests.
• Provide guidance and support for team growth.

Your profile

• Approximately 7 years of technical IT experience with Microsoft's Azure Platform, including Azure Landing Zone technology.
• Experience with ARM, Terraform, and other cloud programming languages.
• Experience managing external or managed service providers.

• Strong understanding of cloud benefits, with extensive Azure experience preferred.

• Excellent communication and networking skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to solve complex problems.

• Willingness to travel (up to four days a month between Germany and the UK, with potential for global travel).

• Motivated to continuously improve IT and soft skills.

• Ability to work closely with IT architects and project managers on technical and planning topics.

• Skilled at articulating complex technical topics to non-technical staff.

• Ability to understand business and IT requirements and translate them into infrastructure solutions.

Our offer

• Contribute to the Cloud and Data Centre journey from the start, influencing operational and roadmap decisions.
• Responsibility for IT services used globally by RWE staff.
• Dynamic environment with opportunities for digital change and improvements.
• Daily interaction with key customers across RWE OpCos.
• Collaboration with multinational external service providers.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and annual discretionary bonus.
• Inclusive and diverse company culture.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work arrangements.

rwe.com/career

Apply now with ad code 89953. For questions, contact Vince Manning ([phone]) or Chris Smith ([phone]). We look forward to meeting you!

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RWE Supply & Trading connects RWE with energy markets worldwide, trading electricity, gas, commodities, and CO2 allowances, with about 2000 employees from over 50 countries.