IT Support & Infrastructure

Senior Cloud Engineer

Role in 30 seconds

Salary: £90,000 – £100,000 per annum
Location: United Kingdom (Remote)
Workplace: Remote
Employment type: Permanent

What you’ll actually do

Design, implement and maintain enterprise Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
Manage and troubleshoot cloud and hybrid on-premises environments.
Develop PowerShell scripts to automate infrastructure operations.
Configure and maintain monitoring and alerting using Microsoft SCOM.
Support security monitoring and incident investigation using SIEM tools.
Manage identity, access controls, networking and cloud security.
Investigate and resolve complex infrastructure and production issues.
Work with technical teams to improve reliability, performance and scalability.

What you must already know

Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure infrastructure experience.
PowerShell scripting and infrastructure automation.
Experience with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM).
Experience with SIEM platforms and security monitoring.
Enterprise networking, identity and access management.
Hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
Advanced infrastructure troubleshooting and incident resolution.
Experience designing and supporting secure, reliable cloud environments.

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Role overview

Whitestones Recruitment is recruiting for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join an organisation operating within the insurance sector.

This is a permanent, fully remote position offering a salary of £90,000–£100,000 per annum.

The successful candidate will help design, maintain and improve enterprise cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure, automation, monitoring, security and hybrid environments.

We are looking for an experienced engineer who can take ownership of complex infrastructure challenges, support business-critical systems and contribute to the development of secure, resilient and scalable cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

Design, implement and maintain enterprise Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
Support and optimise hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure environments.
Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for infrastructure automation.
Configure and manage monitoring and alerting using Microsoft SCOM.
Support security monitoring, threat detection and incident investigation using SIEM technologies.
Manage cloud networking, identity and access management, and security configurations.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking and cloud platform issues.
Work with infrastructure, security and engineering teams to deliver technical improvements.
Maintain infrastructure documentation and contribute to operational best practices.
Improve the reliability, scalability, performance and security of cloud environments.

Essential requirements

Strong commercial experience administering and engineering Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
Hands-on PowerShell scripting and infrastructure automation experience.
Practical experience with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM).
Experience working with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms.
Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, cloud security and identity management.
Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex enterprise infrastructure issues.
Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable and resilient cloud solutions.
Strong communication, technical documentation and problem-solving skills.

Desirable experience

Helpful, but not required.

Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) alongside Microsoft Azure.
Knowledge of hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) technologies.
Experience working in large-scale enterprise or regulated environments.
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
Experience with cloud migration and infrastructure modernisation projects.
Knowledge of Azure Monitor, Microsoft Sentinel or similar monitoring and security platforms.
Relevant Microsoft Azure or cloud architecture certifications.

Job reference: WR-DC7B5F