Azure Cloud Engineer

Laing O'Rourke; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Location: Dartford
Salary: Competitive base + Benefits & Car Allowance
Job Type: Permanent

Are you an Azure Cloud Engineer who can optimise the infrastructure/operational performance and reliability? Then this role has the perfect blend of operational activity and project work. Bring us your creative side to design and implement automated tools and frameworks for continuous integration. In return, we will support your development and enhance your skills.

You will be monitoring and managing infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability. Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to infrastructure tools such as Active Directory, Office365, and Microsoft Entra. Can you manage minor projects in a more agile but controlled manner by ensuring documentation and handover are completed successfully?

Key Deliverables and Accountabilities

1. Collaborating with the internal Infrastructure Engineering Team and Architecture Team to understand the strategy and pipeline of upcoming projects.
2. Configuring and managing cloud infrastructure and services such as Azure.
3. Monitoring system performance and troubleshooting issues to ensure high availability and reliability.
4. Managing and optimizing cloud infrastructure, including provisioning and configuring virtual machines, containers, and storage solutions.
5. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and improve efficiency in the operational infrastructure team.
6. Documenting processes and procedures to ensure consistency and scalability.
7. Working actively in building cloud infrastructure closely with the Infrastructure Engineering Team.
8. Collaborating with technical leads and partners to implement solutions and modernize working methods.

Key Skills

1. Solid understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancers, and firewalls.
2. Solid understanding of scripting and the IAC, Github, Terraform environment.
3. Knowledge of security best practices and the ability to implement security controls at the infrastructure level.
4. Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
5. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
6. Ability to solve real-world technology challenges.
7. Results-driven, proactive, and an analytical approach to challenges.
8. Meticulous and deadline conscious.
9. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage several projects simultaneously.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or another relevant field or equivalent.
2. Microsoft Azure Certification
3. ITIL Foundation v3/v4

Personal Attributes

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively tailor communication of technical issues to various audiences.
2. Innovative thinking and leadership with an ability to lead and motivate teams.
3. Team player with experience in breaking down silos and creating shared visions.
4. Comfortable with managing uncertainty, ambiguity, and change to make decisions and recommendations.
5. Drive, resilience, focus, and energy with a high level of emotional intelligence.

About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building projects for clients in the UK, Middle East, and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people, and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to the interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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