Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £46,392 to £54,003 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 August 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Scottish Funding Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Reporting to the Head of Cloud Technology and working as part of an existing team, you will develop, administer, support, and maintain Cloud based solutions, including new services, projects and the migration of existing services to the Cloud.
Key responsibilities
1. Provide technical leadership in the planning, design, and implementation of cloud-based applications.
2. Manage and optimize IaaS and PaaS elements to deliver robust, cost-efficient solutions in Azure.
3. Ensure the architecture of cloud solutions align with business requirements and application development strategy.
4. Perform system troubleshooting and problem-solving across platform and application domains.
5. Lead efforts to identify and evaluate emerging cloud technologies and methods to ensure SFC remains a current and modern Cloud based organisation.
6. Develop and organize cloud systems to ensure data security, cloud backup, disaster recovery, and compliance with internal and external regulations.
7. Implement and manage cloud environment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
8. Troubleshoot Microsoft Azure and On-Prem infrastructure, including network performance and security, and make recommendations for future proofing and performance improvement.
9. Ensure robust documentation is delivered and kept up-to-date, including processes, controls and developments.
10. Ensure existing IT policies and procedures are adhered to and enforced appropriately across the organisation.
11. Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives under your own initiative and direction of the Head of Cloud Infrastructure.
Skills, qualifications and experience
Essential
• Comprehensive knowledge of Intune {Windows 10/11, Autopilot, Android/iOS, MAM/MDM}.
• Extensive knowledge of Azure Security Operations {Security Centre, Defender, Sentinel, NSGs, MFA}.
• In-depth knowledge of Azure components {IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Compute, Storage, Networking}.
• Skilled in Hybrid Identity and Access Management {AAD, On-Prem AD, SSO}.
• Proficient in Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.
• Experience administering Azure Services including Backup & Recovery.
• Familiarity in supporting the Microsoft 365 Ecosystem {Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, M365 Suite}.
• Proficient in PowerShell, Bash or Python.
• Azure Cloud Certification: At least one of the following {AZ-400, AZ-305 or AZ-104}.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code {ARM, Bicep}.
• Understanding of Network and VPN administration.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric {OneLake, Data Factory, Synapse, Power BI}.
• Understanding of Azure Governance {Blueprints, Policies, Tagging, Cost Management}.
• Microsoft Certifications: Any of the following {MS-102, MD-102, AZ-140, SC-400, PL-900}.
Key responsibilities
1. Provide technical leadership in the planning, design, and implementation of cloud-based applications.
2. Manage and optimize IaaS and PaaS elements to deliver robust, cost-efficient solutions in Azure.
3. Ensure the architecture of cloud solutions align with business requirements and application development strategy.
4. Perform system troubleshooting and problem-solving across platform and application domains.
5. Lead efforts to identify and evaluate emerging cloud technologies and methods to ensure SFC remains a current and modern Cloud based organisation.
6. Develop and organize cloud systems to ensure data security, cloud backup, disaster recovery, and compliance with internal and external regulations.
7. Implement and manage cloud environment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
8. Troubleshoot Microsoft Azure and On-Prem infrastructure, including network performance and security, and make recommendations for future proofing and performance improvement.
9. Ensure robust documentation is delivered and kept up-to-date, including processes, controls and developments.
10. Ensure existing IT policies and procedures are adhered to and enforced appropriately across the organisation.
11. Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives under your own initiative and direction of the Head of Cloud Infrastructure.
Skills, qualifications and experience
Essential
• Comprehensive knowledge of Intune {Windows 10/11, Autopilot, Android/iOS, MAM/MDM}.
• Extensive knowledge of Azure Security Operations {Security Centre, Defender, Sentinel, NSGs, MFA}.
• In-depth knowledge of Azure components {IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Compute, Storage, Networking}.
• Skilled in Hybrid Identity and Access Management {AAD, On-Prem AD, SSO}.
• Proficient in Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.
• Experience administering Azure Services including Backup & Recovery.
• Familiarity in supporting the Microsoft 365 Ecosystem {Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, M365 Suite}.
• Proficient in PowerShell, Bash or Python.
• Azure Cloud Certification: At least one of the following {AZ-400, AZ-305 or AZ-104}.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code {ARM, Bicep}.
• Understanding of Network and VPN administration.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric {OneLake, Data Factory, Synapse, Power BI}.
• Understanding of Azure Governance {Blueprints, Policies, Tagging, Cost Management}.
• Microsoft Certifications: Any of the following {MS-102, MD-102, AZ-140, SC-400, PL-900}.
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