Azure Technical Engineer in Manchester

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 67,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €10 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands — Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end‑to‑end solutions for all industries.

The role requires Security Clearance or the ability to get SC in short timescales. It is a UK based opportunity with domestic traveling requirements.

We support mission‑critical platforms that matter. Our teams design, deploy and operate secure, resilient cloud environments that enable modern digital services for complex organisations. You’ll work with experienced engineers, modern tooling and real‑world scale, contributing to systems that must be reliable, compliant and continuously improving.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy and maintain Azure cloud resources in line with agreed architectural designs and workstream requirements.
• Support and maintain all Cloud hosting environments, including incident response, support requests, access management and security impact assessments.
• Develop and maintain in‑house scripts, automation and tooling to streamline operational and support activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, service and configuration incidents across Windows, Linux, networking and core services (Active Directory, DNS, IIS).
• Contribute to continuous service improvement through CI/CD, automation and close collaboration within an Agile delivery team.

Skills We Can’t Do Without:

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to work decisively under pressure.
• Hands‑on experience deploying and managing Azure infrastructure.
• Proven expertise with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Proven expertise with configuration management using Ansible.
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to engage credibly with customers and stakeholders.

Experience Required:

• Strong experience in IT Infrastructure and/or Development roles.
• Demonstrable experience with Azure platform technologies, services and design principles.
• In‑depth hands‑on experience with Terraform and Ansible in production environments.
• Experience integrating and migrating customer workloads into Azure.
• Strong Windows and Linux server administration skills.
• Experience working in Agile teams and collaborating closely with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to discuss previous cloud deployments or migrations, including lessons learned.
• Experience working with third‑party cloud providers and DevOps teams to deliver seamless services.

• Experience with Microsoft Entra and identity modernisation.
• Experience with hybrid or multi‑cloud environments (Azure, AWS, on‑premise).
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies (e.g. Kubernetes).
• Experience with scripting or programming languages and modern version‑control practices.

Certifications (beneficial):

• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer
• Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Benefits:

• 25 days annual paid leave plus national holidays
• Pension scheme with contributions matched up to 10%
• Private Medical Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Flexible Benefits Programme
• Unlimited learning and development opportunities

We are a care leaver friendly employer. If you require additional support with your application, please contact our recruiter or email our dedicated mailbox. As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from all candidates, particularly differently‑abled applicants. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application and assessment process.

For further discussion or support, please contact UK‑Recruitment‑. Choose your future. Choose Atos.