IT Infrastructure Analyst

IT Infrastructure Analyst

Department: Technology

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Remote

Sumer is a values‑led, purpose‑driven professional services group on an ambitious growth journey. Built through acquisition, Sumer brings together high‑quality regional firms under a collaborative and entrepreneurial model. As the Group continues to scale, we are establishing a permanent procurement function to support commercial performance, supplier governance and operational consistency across the business. We are seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Analyst to support a major transformation programme, consolidating multiple accountancy firms into a centralised Microsoft Azure environment.

This role will play a key part in migrating diverse legacy infrastructures (including on‑premises and existing cloud estates) into a unified, secure, and scalable Azure platform. The contractor will work closely with internal IT teams, third‑party vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure smooth and efficient transitions.

• Support the migration of infrastructure, systems, and services into Azure
• Assess and document existing environments (on‑prem, hybrid, and cloud‑based)
• Design and implement migration strategies (lift‑and‑shift, replatforming, or modernisation)
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance standards are maintained throughout
• Troubleshoot and resolve migration‑related issues
• Collaborate with project managers to track progress and manage risks
• Produce clear technical documentation and handover materials
• Provide knowledge transfer to internal teams post‑migration

Execute migrations of:

• Servers and virtual machines
• Active Directory / Azure AD (Entra )
• File services and storage
• Line‑of‑business applications
• Support tenant consolidation and identity integration across multiple entities

Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure, including:

• Azure Virtual Machines, Networking, Storage
• Azure Migrate and related tooling
• Azure AD / Entra , identity management, and hybrid identity
• Proven experience delivering infrastructure migration or transformation projects

Experience migrating from:

• On‑premises environments (VMware / Hyper‑V)
• Existing cloud platforms (Azure / AWS)

Solid understanding of:

• Networking (VPNs, firewalls, routing)
• Security best practices in cloud environments
• Backup and disaster recovery solutions
• Experience with Microsoft 365 tenant migrations

• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
• Experience with in professional services or accountancy firms
• Familiarity with accountancy platforms such as CCH & IRIS
• Azure Landing Zones
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g. ARM, Bicep, Terraform)
• Endpoint management (Intune)
• Data migration tools and strategies