About this role
Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year
Requirements: Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, not just strategy from the sidelinesSolid background across Windows Server, networking, and core infrastructureProven delivery of cloud migration or infrastructure transformationWorking knowledge of Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and security best practiceExperience securing cloud and infrastructure platforms, including firewalls, WAF, network security, vulnerability management, and Zero TrustComfortable operating at both strategic and hands-on level in a small teamConfidence managing third-party suppliers and technical partnersNice to have: Business Central SaaS, Nessus Tenable, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Terraform/IaC, SQL, Meraki, and exposure to building or governing API/integration platformsCyberEssentials and/or ISO27001 exposure is a strong plus Responsibilities: Lead the technical design and delivery of the Azure migration, working with internal stakeholders and third-party partnersOwn Azure and Microsoft 365 architecture, including landing zones, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and PurviewMaintain infrastructure availability, resilience, and performance during the transitionSet technical standards for integration, APIs, and platform connectivityAct as the senior technical escalation point for the teamBuild out the platform engineering capability as the function growsSupport security across cloud and infrastructure platforms, with a 24/7 SOC in place for incident response support Technologies: APIAzureCloudDevOpsSupportMicrosoft 365NetworkPowerShellRESTSQLSecurityTerraformWAFWindowsOffice 365 More:
We are a small IT function based in Leicester, working in a hybrid model with three days a week in the office and the rest remote. We are moving from a private cloud, Windows Server environment to a modern Azure-first setup, and this role gives you full ownership of the migration from pre-planning through delivery. This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership position where you will sit alongside the Head of IT Services, owning infrastructure, cloud, networking, security technologies, and integration architecture while service management and end-user computing sit in a separate peer function. We offer a challenging, high-ownership role with standard Monday to Friday hours and occasional out-of-hours work for major incidents or deployments. A Cloud Engineer hire is planned for 2027 to expand the platform engineering capability.
last updated 32 week of 2026