Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in Coventry

Requirements

• Strong hands‑on Azure infrastructure engineering experience
• Experience managing Azure tenants, subscriptions, resource groups and resources within subscriptions
• Good understanding of Azure Iaa S services such as virtual machines, networking, storage, DNS and load balancing
• Experience with Azure governance, access control, security and cost management principles
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity
• Experience creating or managing Conditional Access policies
• Experience with Azure Automation Runbooks and Power Shell scripting
• Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online experience
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and explain technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders
• Experience working in an operational environment with service improvement, incident/problem management and ITIL‑style processes
• Azure Virtual Desktop experience is desirable
• PKI / certificate services experience is desirable
• Experience with Exchange on‑premise to Exchange Online or hybrid Exchange is desirable
• Experience with Azure landing zones is desirable
• Experience with Azure Policy and management groups is desirable
• Experience with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics is desirable
• Public sector, policing or secure environment experience is desirable
• Active Directory, Windows Server and broader Microsoft infrastructure experience is desirable

Responsibilities

• Manage and support Azure tenants, subscriptions, resource groups and cloud resources
• Configure, maintain and improve Azure infrastructure services including virtual machines, storage accounts, networking, DNS, web apps, application gateways and load balancing
• Support Azure governance, access control, security, cost management and operational best practice
• Act as a senior technical specialist across Azure and Microsoft cloud services
• Design, implement and support secure, scalable Azure cloud solutions
• Configure and improve Microsoft Entra ID, hybrid identity and Conditional Access policies
• Develop and maintain Azure Automation Runbooks and Power Shell scripts to improve operational efficiency
• Support the modernisation of legacy infrastructure into cloud‑first services
• Provide technical assurance, documentation and best‑practice guidance
• Support Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online and related collaboration platforms
• Support PKI, certificate services and wider infrastructure security requirements
• Contribute to disaster recovery, business continuity and service availability improvements
• Work with internal teams, suppliers and stakeholders to deliver secure and resilient technology services
• Mentor and support other engineers, acting as an escalation point for complex technical issues
• Technologies
• Active Directory
• Azure
• Cloud
• Iaa S
• Support
• ITIL
• Load Balancing
• Microsoft 365
• Power Shell
• Security
• Web
• Windows
• Office 365
• Dev Ops
• More

We are recruiting an Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer for a technology‑driven public sector organisation on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract.

This is a hands‑on Azure infrastructure role focused on supporting, managing and improving our Microsoft cloud environment.

The position is home based with onsite work at our Oxford office 2 to 3 days per month.

We offer a salary of £45,000 to £47,000, including on‑call and excellent benefits.

This is a hybrid role, and we are looking for someone with genuine Azure infrastructure experience who can help strengthen our cloud governance, automation, identity and operational support.

• last updated 27 week of 2026
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