Azure Cloud Engineer

Are you ready to elevate your cloud engineering career in a dynamic and close-knit organisation? Join us here at SFC and become part of a small, driven team where every voice is heard and innovation thrives! Our young and vibrant culture fosters creativity and collaboration, ensuring that no two days are the same. With a huge appetite for change and a variety of exciting projects to get your teeth into, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on post-16 education in Scotland. We'd like you to grow alongside us. If you're eager to embrace new challenges and drive transformative cloud solutions, we want to hear from you!, Provide technical leadership in the planning, design, and implementation of cloud-based applications.

Manage and optimize IaaS and PaaS elements to deliver robust, cost-efficient solutions in Azure.

Ensure the architecture of cloud solutions align with business requirements and application development strategy.

Perform system troubleshooting and problem-solving across platform and application domains.

Lead efforts to identify and evaluate emerging cloud technologies and methods to ensure SFC remains a current and modern Cloud based organisation.

Develop and organize cloud systems to ensure data security, cloud backup, disaster recovery, and compliance with internal and external regulations.

Implement and manage cloud environment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Troubleshoot Microsoft Azure and On-Prem infrastructure, including network performance and security, and make recommendations for future proofing and performance improvement.

Ensure robust documentation is delivered and kept up-to-date, including processes, controls and developments.

Ensure existing IT policies and procedures are adhered to and enforced appropriately.

Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives under your own initiative and direction of the Head of Cloud Infrastructure.

It is important that within your CV and Cover Letter, you evidence your experience of each of the following essential criteria (where possible with examples):

Essential Criteria

In-depth technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure and On-Prem infrastructure components and how they integrate with one another.

Experience administering Azure Services including Backup & Recovery Services.

In-depth knowledge of Azure Security Centre, Azure Monitor & MFA {Azure MFA preferred}.

Good working knowledge of Network and VPN administration.

Experience with AAD including On-Prem AD, AD Services and Hybrid Identities.

Experience supporting the M365 Suite, Exchange Online, SharePoint & Teams.

Experience driving Microsoft Intune {Windows 10/11, Autopilot, Android/iOS, MAM/MDM}.

Experience with Azure IaaS and PaaS.

Azure Cloud Certification: At least one of the following {AZ-400, AZ-305 or AZ-104}.

Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Desirable Criteria

Experience in the Support and Management of Azure Virtual Desktop.

Azure Security {NSG, Sentinel, Security Centre, Defender, ACL, Azure Firewall, Policy}.

Knowledge of Azure Governance {Blueprints, Policies, Tagging, Cost Management}., Disability Confident
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