EU remote
Cloud Platform Consultant
About this role
We are looking for an Azure Cloud Engineer to join a client Cloud Platform Support team. The team manages, integrates, develops, maintains and monitors the Azure services that support business applications hosted in Microsoft Azure. The role covers Azure PaaS and IaaS services, cost management and security management. You will keep service quality high and hold the team to its standards, working directly with client stakeholders and technical teams.
Responsibilities Manage, monitor and maintain client Azure PaaS and IaaS services so business applications stay available, performant and secure. Administer and support Azure services including APIs, Web Apps, serverless functions, Azure Site Recovery, Cognitive Services and Managed Service Identities. Manage SaaS environments within the client’s approved cloud services catalogue. Identify, analyse and optimise cloud operation costs to get the best return on investment.
Apply security management across Azure services, including identity, access and policy controls. Implement automation and integration for cloud infrastructure solutions. Work as part of a team using continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines in Azure DevOps. Support the security, management and implementation of the Azure DevOps service, and promote automation and DevOps processes. Troubleshoot incidents and service interruptions using monitoring tools such as Application Insights and Log Analytics.
Write standard operating procedures, reports and technical documentation. Work with stakeholders and cross-functional teams, such as Enterprise Architecture and IT Operations, to deliver Azure-based solutions. Provide technical guidance and mentoring to client teams and junior consultants. Essential experience Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. 5+ years’ experience in an Azure cloud engineering or cloud support role.
Current Azure certification, for example AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate. Good knowledge of Azure PaaS and IaaS, including APIs, Web Apps, serverless, Azure Site Recovery, Cognitive Services and Managed Service Identities. Excellent understanding of Azure DevOps, including its security, management and implementation. Experience working with CI/CD pipelines. Experience managing SaaS environments. Experience identifying, analysing and optimising cloud operation costs.