Senior Azure Local Cloud Engineer

Senior Azure Local 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.

This role will support an established secure project: a global electronic medical and dental records system used by the UK Armed Forces worldwide, including deployed and maritime environments. It is a hands‑on role supporting a live, business‑critical service.

This position requires some on‑site work in Leatherhead and 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)

• Work on programmes that directly support national defence and security
• Join a trusted partner to the UK government
• Hybrid working and flexible office locations
• Ongoing learning, development and certification support

• Incident Management

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