Azure Cloud Engineer

CGI's Space, Defence & Intelligence business unit delivers secure, mission‑critical solutions that support national defence. We are seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to support a highly secure programme for UK Defence. You will work on an established secure project‑ a global electronic medical and dental records system used by the UK Armed Forces worldwide, including deployed and maritime environments. This is a hands‑on role supporting a live, business‑critical service.

This position will require some on site work requirements in Leatherhead, as well as holding or going through UK Security Clearance.

• Engineer, operate and maintain Azure Local / hybrid cloud platforms
• Manage compute, storage, networking, patching and hardware lifecycle
• Monitor platform health, performance and capacity
• Act as an escalation point for incidents and lead root cause analysis
• Deploy and configure Azure Local and Azure hybrid integrations (Azure Arc, Backup)
• Ensure compliance with security, governance and operational standards
• Strong hands‑on experience with Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI
• Solid understanding of on‑prem infrastructure (servers, storage, networking)
• Experience supporting production systems and resolving complex incidents
• Comfortable working in structured, ITIL‑aligned environments
• Defence or regulated sector experience (desirable)

• Insurance coverage
• Medical benefits
• Pension plan
• Member Assistant Programme
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• Flexible time off
• Share Purchase Plan
• Member discounts
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Profit Participation Plan
Health and Wellbeing Programme