IT Specialist - Compute and Storage

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

Are you ready to shape the future of our cloud and infrastructure services? Join us as a Compute & Storage Specialist and become a driving force behind our Microsoft Cloud-first strategy, while ensuring seamless integration with our third-party cloud platforms supporting a dynamic organisation.

Reporting to the Compute & Storage Manager, you’ll be a key member of the Compute and Storage Team, advising on standards, strategy, and delivering service improvements across our compute and storage platforms. You’ll tackle complex problems, lead transformative projects, and champion operational excellence in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Success in this role requires deep collaboration across infrastructure, service delivery, applications, and security to champion service excellence and drive continuous improvement. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to align operational and project activities with strategic goals and ensure a seamless experience for our internal customers.

This role is a key contributor to our broader business objectives enhancing operational resilience, enabling digital transformation, and optimising service performance. You will be instrumental in shaping a high-performing, customer-focused IT function that supports innovation and growth across the organisation.

We are committed to building a culture of inclusion, wellbeing, and professional development. As a visible leader, you will foster an environment where people feel empowered, supported, and inspired to deliver their best.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Contribute to the development and refinement of technical standards and best practices for compute and storage platforms, including Azure and Windows Server
• Contribute to and support project delivery, including cloud migrations, infrastructure upgrades, automation initiatives, and service enhancements, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and operational requirements
• Provide operational 4th line support for both cloud and on-premise infrastructure, ensuring environments are current, secure, and optimized
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex incidents, problems, and changes, driving resolution and continuous improvement
• Support identity management and access control (Active Directory, Entra-, RBAC), ensuring robust authentication and authorization across all platforms
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize cost, performance and capacity of compute and storage services, proactively identifying and addressing issues
• Participate in and contribute to strategic projects, such as cloud migrations, automation initiatives, and service enhancements
• Maintain and update technical documentation, including infrastructure diagrams,…