Azure Engineer in City of Westminster

The Premier League IT department is looking for an experienced Azure Engineer to join the Technology Operations team. Working alongside the Cloud Solutions Architect, the Azure Engineer will take on responsibility for managing the Azure platform across the Premier League. Our hybrid‑working model allows you to work from home on some days each week. When possible you will attend the office or site visits in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements.

Responsibilities

• Implement scalable and secure Azure environments.
• Deploy resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Bicep, ARM.
• Manage resource groups, VMs, VNets, storage, and other Azure services.
• Maintain Bicep templates and repos.
• Build and manage pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Implement identity and access management using Entra ID, RBAC, PIM.
• Use Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, and Sentinel to enforce security and compliance.
• Set up monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Create alerts and dashboards for system health, performance, and usage.
• Analyze and troubleshoot logs for issues and optimisation.
• Work with developers, operations, and security teams to align infrastructure needs.
• Work with stakeholders and vendors to design, deliver, and support solutions.
• Document system designs, configurations, and standard operating procedures.
• Monitor cloud spend and usage with Azure Cost Management.
• Apply cost control strategies such as right‑sizing, autoscaling, reserved instances.
• Use tagging for resource accountability and reporting.
• Implement business continuity plans using Azure Backup and Site Recovery.
• Ensure resilience and disaster recovery compliance.
• Automate lifecycle management of resources and environments.
• Maintain configuration standards across environments.
• Stay current with Azure services.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools or approaches to improve the platform.

Qualifications

• Proven experience and skills in the following Azure areas:
• Azure Well‑Architected Framework / Cloud Adoption Framework
• IaC: DevOps, Bicep
• Identity: Entra ID, RBAC, PIM, IAM
• Network: VPN, DNS, Application Gateway
• Network Security: Firewall, Network Security Groups, Private Links, Routing
• Azure Monitor and Policy
• Compute: Virtual Machines, App Services
• Storage: Disk, Blob, Files
• Cost Management: Analysis, Budgets, Alerts
• Experience implementing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Azure.
• Excellent analytical and creative problem‑solving skills.
• Experience managing incidents and change.
• Stakeholder and vendor management experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact well with people at all levels.
• Well organized and able to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high‑pressure environment.
• A team player who enjoys working in a collaborative environment.
• MUST hold Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ‑104).
• Familiarity with Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Purview, Priva is desired but not required.
• Creation of Logic Apps and automation is desired but not required.
• Experience supporting Microsoft 365 suite and other SaaS solutions is desired but not required.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer and strive to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people. All appointments will be made based on merit.

Safeguarding

Our commitment to safeguarding includes implementing robust safer recruitment procedures to assess the suitability of individuals applying for roles that involve work with children and adults who may be at risk of harm.