Cloud & Infrastructure Analyst
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £44,312.00 to £49,236.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 March 2026 |
| Location: | B37 7YD |
| Company: | Platform Housing Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0466 |
Summary
Cloud & Infrastructure Analyst£46,087 - £51,208 depending on experienceHome based (with occasional travel to Worcester/Birmingham Business Park offices as required)
Are you a Cloud & Infrastructure specialist, with a strong focus on Azure Cloud who also possess solid skills in VMware and Windows OS for On-premise support?
Here at Platform Housing Group, our forward-thinking IT team have an exciting opportunity for a strong Cloud & Infrastructure Analyst to provide management, operational support and optimisation of the Cloud and On-premise network infrastructure (LAN/WAN) and contribute to the advancement of ICT and other digital initiatives in support of the strategic directions of the Group.
As our Cloud & Infrastructure Analyst, you will lead in the Cloud server and storage aspects of ICT Infrastructure Projects, plan and execute migration strategies from on-premise to Azure; you'll design, implement and manage Azure cloud infrastructure as well as maintaining VMware virtual environments.
Being the Azure Cloud expert, you'll be responsible for providing technical support and guidance across the whole IT Directorate, promoting an active ICT learning environment within the Group, with a focus on best practice and performance.
What are we looking for?
-Proven experience in a similar cloud and on-premise infrastructure role, with strong working knowledge with Azure Cloud
-Experience of Windows PowerShell scripting
-Proven experience in administering Azure IaaS and PaaS offerings (VMs, Virtual Networks, Storage, Azure Active Directory, etc.)
-Extensive experience in Azure Security Centre, RBAC, encryption, and compliance frameworks
-Strong experience of Azure Arc, on-prem integration, and migration strategies
-Experience advising and deploying Azure resources i.e. logic apps, functions, Automations
-Ability to develop procedure documents and maintain detailed database related documents
-Extensive experience working with VMWARE technologies
-Experienced in server (Physical and Virtual) support including Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy
-Experience of implementing Cyber Security Standards against ever advancing threats - Infrastructure hardening
-ITIL change and incident processes, and the ability to assess potential network impacts of technical changes
Whilst this role is predominantly home-based, there will be regular travel to Group offices at Birmingham Business Park, Solihull and Central Park, Worcester, so flexibility will be required.
How to apply?
If you're looking for a role where your expertise will be valued, your ideas welcomed, and where you can help shape the future of Platform's Azure Cloud infrastructure, in a supportive and forward-thinking team, then we'd love to hear from you. Click Apply Now to complete an online application and upload your Current CV.
For more details about this position, please refer to the attached job description. If you'd like further information about the role, please email recruitment@platformhg.com
Closing date for applications is 30th March with interviews scheduled to take place w/c 7th April, at our Birmingham Business Park office.
We encourage early applications, as we may close the advert ahead of the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of interest.Recruitment agency support is not required, any speculative CVs will be treated as direct candidates.
Are you a Cloud & Infrastructure specialist, with a strong focus on Azure Cloud who also possess solid skills in VMware and Windows OS for On-premise support?
Here at Platform Housing Group, our forward-thinking IT team have an exciting opportunity for a strong Cloud & Infrastructure Analyst to provide management, operational support and optimisation of the Cloud and On-premise network infrastructure (LAN/WAN) and contribute to the advancement of ICT and other digital initiatives in support of the strategic directions of the Group.
As our Cloud & Infrastructure Analyst, you will lead in the Cloud server and storage aspects of ICT Infrastructure Projects, plan and execute migration strategies from on-premise to Azure; you'll design, implement and manage Azure cloud infrastructure as well as maintaining VMware virtual environments.
Being the Azure Cloud expert, you'll be responsible for providing technical support and guidance across the whole IT Directorate, promoting an active ICT learning environment within the Group, with a focus on best practice and performance.
What are we looking for?
-Proven experience in a similar cloud and on-premise infrastructure role, with strong working knowledge with Azure Cloud
-Experience of Windows PowerShell scripting
-Proven experience in administering Azure IaaS and PaaS offerings (VMs, Virtual Networks, Storage, Azure Active Directory, etc.)
-Extensive experience in Azure Security Centre, RBAC, encryption, and compliance frameworks
-Strong experience of Azure Arc, on-prem integration, and migration strategies
-Experience advising and deploying Azure resources i.e. logic apps, functions, Automations
-Ability to develop procedure documents and maintain detailed database related documents
-Extensive experience working with VMWARE technologies
-Experienced in server (Physical and Virtual) support including Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy
-Experience of implementing Cyber Security Standards against ever advancing threats - Infrastructure hardening
-ITIL change and incident processes, and the ability to assess potential network impacts of technical changes
Whilst this role is predominantly home-based, there will be regular travel to Group offices at Birmingham Business Park, Solihull and Central Park, Worcester, so flexibility will be required.
How to apply?
If you're looking for a role where your expertise will be valued, your ideas welcomed, and where you can help shape the future of Platform's Azure Cloud infrastructure, in a supportive and forward-thinking team, then we'd love to hear from you. Click Apply Now to complete an online application and upload your Current CV.
For more details about this position, please refer to the attached job description. If you'd like further information about the role, please email recruitment@platformhg.com
Closing date for applications is 30th March with interviews scheduled to take place w/c 7th April, at our Birmingham Business Park office.
We encourage early applications, as we may close the advert ahead of the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of interest.Recruitment agency support is not required, any speculative CVs will be treated as direct candidates.
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