At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and optimise CARE International UK's cloud infrastructure and enterprise systems.
- Company: Join a mission-driven organisation focused on impactful humanitarian work.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative team culture with a focus on continuous improvement and mentorship.
- Why this job: Make a difference while enhancing your cloud engineering skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience with Azure, Microsoft 365, and strong troubleshooting abilities required.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
The Lead Cloud Systems Administrator is responsible for leading the management, optimisation and security of CARE International UK’s cloud infrastructure and enterprise systems. The role focuses on maintaining highly available and secure platforms, supporting infrastructure transformation and cloud migration activity, and ensuring effective administration of core services including Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows and Linux servers, identity services, networking, backup and disaster recovery.
The postholder will work closely with the IT Manager, wider IT team and key stakeholders across the organisation, while also supporting projects, change management and technical planning. The role requires strong technical knowledge across cloud platforms, systems administration, security and infrastructure support, alongside excellent analytical and problem-solving ability.
You will need to be confident managing complex environments, improving performance through automation and standardisation, and responding effectively to incidents and vulnerabilities. Success in the role will also depend on your ability to communicate clearly, lead troubleshooting, mentor junior colleagues and take a proactive, security-first approach to continuous improvement.
About you
You will be an experienced cloud infrastructure or lead systems administrator with strong hands-on expertise across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server and hybrid environments. We are looking for someone with excellent troubleshooting, automation and security skills, including experience with Entra ID, Intune, networking, backup and disaster recovery, and PowerShell scripting.
You will also bring strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to mentor others and manage competing priorities. Relevant certifications such as Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect, AWS SysOps, Security+ or ITIL would be advantageous.
Cloud Systems Engineer in London employer: CARE International UK
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