Azure Infrastructure Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Azure Infrastructure Engineer to join the team.

This role will be supporting the operational management, optimisation and delivery of Microsoft Azure based infrastructure across the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and GP IT.

You will get to be involved in supporting migrations and implementing new designs and solutions across these areas,

This role would suit someone that has experience supporting an azure environment, has a natural ability to troubleshoot, enjoys problem solving and working within an ever changing landscape adapting to fit the needs of the organisation.

Experience working in an IT support role would be an advantage. This could include supporting MS Windows environments, Azure services and administrating Entra.

This role will include day to day technical support of the Azure infrastructure, adhering to the organisations governance standards and policies.

The role will require a high level of troubleshooting and investigation, including working on complex azure incidents. You will be working to collaborate with the wider team with cloud migration and infrastructure projects. Working to support and maintain accurate technical documentation. You will also be expected to support endpoint management, software and image deployment services.

You will responsible for day to day monitoring of capacity, performance and security alerts across the Azure services.

The role will require a strong communicator as you will be working across the teams with other engineers, analysts and technical specialists.

Under the Model ICB Blueprint and the 10 Year Health Plan,ICBs will adopt a more strategic commissioning role, focusing on population needs, reducing inequalities, and delivering the three shifts as defined in the
10 year health plan, all while operating within strict financial limits. Thenew organisation will operate on a larger scale with a revised vision and purpose, managing a commissioning budget of around £8 billion. Our role as astrategic commissioner is to transform our local NHS through exceptional commissioning and build an innovative health system fit for the 21st century that truly meets our communities needs.

Informed by high quality data and insights, we will radically re-imagine how we operate, making sure that every pound in our system delivers the best possible value for everyone we serve. Wewill encourage and support our people to grow and develop new skills and embrace new agile ways of working. Everyone is encouraged to contribute ideas,seek feedback, and take part in creating a listening and learning culture where insight leads to improvement.

We will work as a team of teams, collaborating across services and professions to deliver the best outcomes for our communities. You will be encouraged, and expected to model inclusive behaviours,valuing diverse perspectives and helping to create a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to thrive.

Please also refer to the attached detailed Job Description.

The Azure Infrastructure Engineer supports the operational management, optimisation, and secure delivery of Microsoft Azure based infrastructure and any hybrid cloud services across the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and GP IT estate. The post holder ensures that Azure resources, identity services, virtual platforms, networking, backup, monitoring, and cloud security controls are maintained to high standards of performance, availability, and resilience.

The role provides advanced cloud engineering expertise, supporting migration, modernisation, and secure-by design implementation of Azure services. Working under the direction of the Azure Senior Infrastructure Lead and Head of IT Infrastructure & Cyber Operations, the post holder ensures that Azure environments align with organisational policy, cyber security requirements, and national NHS architectural and cyber standards such as  Connect and DSPT

• Experience supporting, administering and optimising Microsoft Azure environments, including:
• - Azure AD / Entra , Conditional Access, MFA, SSO, identity lifecycle
• - Azure Backup, ASR, monitoring, policy, RBAC and governance
• - Hybrid cloud integrations, Azure AD Connect, on-prem connectivity (VPN/Express Route)
• Understanding of cloud security, compliance controls, vulnerability remediation and secure configuration baselines
• Experience managing infrastructure components such as Windows…