The Role

You will be responsible for:

• Owning and administering the Microsoft Azure infrastructure estate.
• Managing Azure Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Backup services and associated IaaS resources.
• Supporting Azure networking and hybrid connectivity across offices, Azure and third-party services.
• Monitoring platform performance, availability and capacity.
• Completing patching, maintenance and infrastructure lifecycle activities.
• Supporting backup, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
• Troubleshooting Azure infrastructure, networking and connectivity issues.
• Supporting Azure security controls, governance standards and vulnerability remediation.
• Working with Microsoft Defender and assisting with Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 initiatives.
• Administering Microsoft Entra ID, including users, groups, Conditional Access, MFA and RBAC.
• Supporting Microsoft 365 administration, licensing, provisioning, security and governance.
• Providing second- and third-line support for cloud and infrastructure services.
• Acting as an escalation point for complex Azure and cloud-related incidents.
• Supporting cloud migrations, platform improvements and wider Microsoft technology projects.
• Using PowerShell to automate tasks and improve operational processes.
• Maintaining clear technical documentation and operational procedures.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong hands-on experience supporting Microsoft Azure IaaS environments.
• Practical experience managing Azure Virtual Machines, storage, backup and networking services.
• A good understanding of Azure security, governance and identity management.
• Experience administering Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365.
• Knowledge of Conditional Access, MFA and Role-Based Access Control.
• Windows Server administration experience.
• PowerShell scripting and automation skills.
• Strong infrastructure and networking troubleshooting capabilities.
• The confidence to take ownership of a cloud environment and work as its primary hands-on engineer.
• The ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A proactive, organised and calm approach to resolving problems.

Experience with Azure Firewall, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Defender, hybrid networking and disaster recovery would be particularly beneficial.