Azure Engineer and Architect

RSM is one of the world’s largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, delivering premium service to help middle‑market businesses thrive. We are a fast‑growing firm with bold ambitions to become the premium adviser to the middle market globally.

Our Consulting practice brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver six core solutions:
Business Transformation, Forensic, Deal Services, Restructuring, Finance Function Support, and Risk and Governance.

We are establishing a Consulting‑owned Azure environment. This role will play a critical technical and leadership role in designing, building and governing that environment.

Reporting to: Consulting Platforms lead, working closely with Consulting Digital leadership, delivery teams and internal IT (National Technology (NT)) Cloud Core and Security teams. The role combines architecture, engineering and platform ownership, requiring a balance of strategic thinking and hands‑on implementation.

• Azure Platform Ownership & Architecture – Own and design Consulting's Azure platform, defining target architecture, environments, shared services and reusable components that enable secure, scalable and innovative delivery.
• Governance & Design Authority – Act as the Azure design authority for Consulting, defining standards, patterns and guardrails in alignment with firm‑wide policies, and ensuring compliant, proportionate platform use.
• Security, Risk & Compliance by Design – Embed security‑by‑design principles across the platform, working closely with Security, Risk and Privacy teams to meet regulatory, legal and Info Sec requirements.
• Fin Ops & Operational Excellence – Lead cost management and Fin Ops practices, defining operational processes covering provisioning, monitoring, resilience, disaster recovery and continuous platform improvement.
• Hands‑on Engineering & Enablement – Build and configure core Azure platform components, support team onboarding, and act as a technical mentor and escalation point for Azure across Consulting.

• Significant hands‑on experience designing and operating Azure environments in a regulated or enterprise context.
• Strong understanding of Azure core services:
  Identity (Entra , RBAC, managed identities), Networking (VNets, private endpoints, firewalls, connectivity patterns), Security services and monitoring, Azure governance (Policy, Blueprints or equivalents).
• Experience defining platform‑level architectures, not just individual workloads.
• Practical experience implementing infrastructure using automation and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Strong understanding of cloud operating models, including environment management, governance and Fin Ops.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and cross‑functional teams, including the ability to challenge constructively.

• Hybrid and flexible working.
• 27 days holiday, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, including financial tools, an electric car scheme and a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our in‑house Talent Development team.

RSM is committed to creating a sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds and cultures feel they can bring their true selves to work. We strive for diverse teams that reflect our clients' diversity and strengthen inclusion across the firm.