Senior Azure Cloud Ops Engineer Hybrid

Senior Azure Cloud Ops Engineer
- Worthing/Hybrid £65,000 - £70,000 plus benefits/bonus
- Hybrid working in Worthing office 1 or 2 days per week Core notes:

Along with the below, you will need experience in Azure with Firewalls, Front Door, Gateways, App Services - as well as some experience with data analytics.

• Strong communications/stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent soft skills required.
• Technically confident in abilities and experience.
• Azure/Azure Native Services.
• PaaS.
• IaaS.
• Terraform/Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Huge opportunity to grow.

• A large organisation that has far reaching impacts on the environment, the community and our ecosystem, seek an experienced Azure Cloud Ops Engineer to help play a critical role in the design, implementation, and ongoing operation of the companies cloud infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Azure.
• As a key technical contributor within the Cloud Operations function, you will be responsible for ensuring that cloud-based services are available, secure, efficient, and cost-effective.
• This includes provisioning and managing compute, storage, networking, and identity services, as well as supporting the use of advanced PaaS capabilities and analytics platforms.
• You will be in a hands-on role that demands strong technical expertise, a problem-solving mindset, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
• You will support the development and operation of cloud Landing Zones and act as a trusted delivery partner for internal stakeholders and project teams.
• By applying Dev Ops and automation principles, you will reduce manual overhead, accelerate delivery cycles, and improve operational resilience.
• You will contribute to broader strategic goals by supporting the shift from traditional on-premises infrastructure to scalable, cloud-native services aligned with an "as-a-service" delivery model.
• As the Cloud Operations Engineer you will also work closely with security, compliance, and disaster recovery teams to ensure that cloud services are not only high-performing and flexible, but also resilient and governed appropriately.
• As they continue to grow its cloud footprint, this position offers an opportunity to shape how cloud services are delivered across the business. It is ideal for someone looking to deepen their technical expertise while contributing to a major enterprise-wide transformation in digital infrastructure.

• Build, configure, and maintain Azure cloud environments (IaaS, PaaS, storage, networking, identity).
• Deploy and support Azure Landing Zones in line with enterprise architecture standards.
• Support the transition from IaaS to PaaS services by designing and implementing modern cloud-native solutions.
• Monitor and manage cloud workloads to ensure availability, performance, and security.

• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Bicep, ARM templates, or Terraform.
• Automate provisioning, scaling, and maintenance of cloud resources using Dev Ops pipelines and scripts (Power Shell, Azure CLI, CI/CD etc.).
• Monitor system health, respond to incidents, and participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement.

• Enforce cloud security best practices, including role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and secure networking.
• Support compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards by ensuring guardrails and policies are in place.
• Collaborate with Security Operations and Compliance teams to remediate vulnerabilities and audit issues.

• Bachelor's…