Manchester Metropolitan University is expanding its cloud capability to support the delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient digital services across the institution. As the University increases its reliance on cloud technologies to support business operations and research, we are seeking a Senior Cloud (Azure) Engineer to take a technical lead role in the ongoing development and operational management of our Microsoft Azure platform.
This is a key opportunity to influence and shape the University’s cloud platform strategy, ensuring our Azure environment is aligned to best practice, delivers value for money, and supports a wide range of service and infrastructure requirements across the University.

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Manchester Metropolitan University fosters an inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We value a diverse workforce for the innovation and diversity of thought it brings and welcome applications from local and international communities, particularly those from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
We support a range of flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and tailored schedules, which can be discussed with your line manager. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in your role, please let us know so we can provide appropriate support.
Our commitment to inclusivity includes mentoring programmes, accessibility resources, and professional development opportunities to empower and support underrepresented groups.
Manchester Met is a Disability Confident Leader and, under this scheme, aims to offer an interview to disabled people who apply for the role and meet the essential criteria as listed in the attached Job Description for that vacancy.
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As Senior Cloud (Azure) Engineer, you will:

• Take technical ownership of the University’s Microsoft Azure platform, leading on configuration, management, and optimisation.
• Develop and maintain secure, scalable landing zones and associated infrastructure-as-code to support enterprise workloads.
• Work collaboratively with technical teams, project managers, and solution architects to deliver resilient and cost-effective cloud infrastructure aligned with University strategy.
• Monitor platform performance, security, and usage, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and automation.
• Lead on the implementation of governance, tagging, policy, and access control models to support robust cloud management.
• Provide expert support and mentoring to other technical staff working on or with cloud-hosted services.