Technical Lead - Azure, M365, Identity, Copilot in Reading

Reading (Onsite twice per month – free car parking). £90,000–£100,000 + 15–25% bonus. Other benefits - flexible working, enhanced maternity/paternity & adoption leave, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, private medical insurance, 25 days holiday (birthday off).

The Role: This role sits within and complements the IT Infrastructure team, with a strong focus on cloud implementation and operational excellence. The position is responsible for providing engineering design, analysis, and support across cloud-deployed systems within the broader Microsoft cloud ecosystem. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take a technical lead role in the delivery and implementation of next-generation cloud solutions, supporting a range of internal and external customers as part of the organisation’s ongoing cloud transformation journey.

Key Experience Required – Essential to the Role:

• Experience helping deliver cloud transformation projects in complex environments, working closely with both internal teams and external partners to get things done.
• Good understanding of Microsoft cloud best practices, including Azure governance, architecture, and how cloud environments are designed and run at scale.
• Hands-on exposure to Azure networking and platform services such as Azure Firewall, Azure Container Apps, and Azure API Management, used to support secure and scalable cloud environments.
• Practical experience designing and building enterprise-grade Azure landing zones as the foundation for wider cloud adoption and transformation.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Entra ID and modern identity solutions, supporting single sign-on, enterprise applications, and federation-based authentication across hybrid environments.
• Solid understanding of cloud service models, including SaaS and PaaS, and how they are applied within modern Azure environments.
• Self-starter who’s comfortable taking ownership and working independently in fast-moving environments.
• Strong people skills, with a collaborative and easy-going approach when working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable managing your own workload and prioritising tasks in a way that keeps things moving and deadlines on track.

Secondary Requirements – Nice to Have:

• Experience operating across hybrid environments spanning on-premise infrastructure and public cloud platforms, supporting end-to-end cloud integration and delivery.
• Exposure to delivering complex cloud migration programmes involving multiple systems, applications, and stakeholders.
• Understanding of cloud governance and control frameworks, including Azure Policy, Management Groups, Defender for Cloud, and cost management reporting.
• Experience working within regulated environments, including audit, risk, and compliance-driven industries, ideally financial services.
• Hands-on experience across hybrid cloud infrastructure deployments, supporting both legacy and modern cloud-native environments.
• Familiarity with serverless cloud concepts and approaches used to build scalable, event-driven solutions in Azure.

Desirable Requirements:

• Some exposure to Azure services like Databricks, Front Door, and Function Apps, used across modern cloud environments.
• Experience working with Microsoft cloud data tools and integrations, including Power Platform and Power BI via cloud data gateways.
• Basic understanding of modern application design concepts such as event-driven and RESTful architectures, along with key security principles like OAuth2 and JWT.

If you’re an aspiring Technical Lead, Cloud Architect, or an established Cloud, Azure & M365 Engineer looking to apply yourself to cloud integration, Azure migrations, M365 infrastructure, or Copilot adoption programmes, then this is the role for you.

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