Microsoft Azure Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Role:
Microsoft Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Location:
London

Salary:
Competitive salary and package dependant on experience

Career Level: Manager (CL7)

We are looking for an experienced Microsoft Azure Senior Infrastructure Engineer who can combine deep cloud infrastructure expertise with end-to-end delivery management. You will lead engineering teams, manage client delivery and design secure, resilient and scalable Azure infrastructure solutions.

In this highly visible role, you will envision and design innovative solutions and services for Accenture's enterprise clients. You act as their trusted advisor, taking ownership of the technical architecture within the solution from early-stage meetings through the delivery lifecycle.

Accenture offers a unique opportunity for impact and career growth. In AMBG you will be part of a unique joint venture with Microsoft of over 80,000 professionals, 20 times Microsoft Global SI Partner of the Year, and recognised as a leader across categories including AI and Business Applications by analysts including Everest Group, Forrester, and IDC.

We also offer our clients a complete partnership at every stage of their sales transformation journey from defining customer strategy through delivery of technology and into a managed service or even outcome-based customer operations offerings.

• Design, implement and manage enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure infrastructure.

• Lead solutions across Azure networking, compute, storage, identity, security, monitoring and disaster recovery.

• Work with Azure Virtual Networks, NSGs, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, Load Balancer, VPN/Express Route, Azure VMs and Storage.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep and/or ARM templates.

• Drive automation using Power Shell, Azure CLI and Dev Ops practices.

• Manage Azure migrations, infrastructure modernisation and hybrid-cloud solutions.

• Own end-to-end delivery including planning, estimation, scope, risks, dependencies, quality and timelines.

• Lead and mentor infrastructure/cloud engineering teams.

• Work closely with architects, clients and senior stakeholders to deliver business outcomes.

• Drive Agile delivery, technical governance, operational readiness and service transition.

• Support solution shaping, proposals and cloud transformation initiatives.

• Experience of infrastructure/cloud engineering experience with strong Microsoft Azure expertise.

• Experience on hybrid cloud, in addition to knowledge with on prem infrastructure design

• Strong hands-on experience across Azure infrastructure, networking, security and hybrid cloud.

• Proficiency in Terraform/Bicep, Power Shell, Azure Dev Ops and CI/CD.

• Experience with Azure governance, monitoring, backup, resilience and disaster recovery.

• Proven experience managing technical delivery and engineering teams.

• Strong project governance, Agile and stakeholder-management skills.

• Excellent client-facing communication and leadership capabilities.

• Relevant Microsoft Azure certifications are desirable.

• Certification: AZ-305- advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days' vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there may be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable…