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Cloud Engineer
Ascot LloydBirmingham, England, United Kingdom
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,900
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 2133 (96% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,900, and Ascot Lloyd is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Engineer specialising in Microsoft Azure/M365 to join our growing Infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud infrastructure management, specifically within Microsoft Azure, and will be responsible for supporting and maintaining our cloud infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Take a proactive approach to maintaining business-as-usual operations across all systems, including patch management.
- Manage workload using fundamental project management frameworks, including design, build, test and deploy.
- Design and implement Azure-based infrastructure solutions to support business applications and services.
- Manage and monitor cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance and security.
- Optimise the performance and scalability of cloud infrastructure, including capacity planning and resource management.
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues related to cloud infrastructure and services escalated from the Service Desk Team.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure designs, configurations and procedures.
- Work closely with the wider business to ensure seamless integration and support of cloud infrastructure.
- Manage acquisitions and onboarding activity, providing technical support and advice.
- Stay current with the latest Azure technologies, trends and best practices, and continuously improve cloud infrastructure processes and solutions.
- Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in system administration, with a focus on Azure/M365 cloud services.
- Microsoft certifications such as Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator Associate and M365 Fundamentals are desirable.
- Network qualifications are desirable.
- Project management experience.
Excellent problem-solving abilities, strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
If you are passionate about cloud infrastructure and eager to make an impact in a forward-thinking company, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Cloud Engineer.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Engineer specialising in Microsoft Azure/M365 to join our growing Infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud infrastructure management, specifically within Microsoft Azure, and will be responsible for supporting and maintaining our cloud infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
- Take a proactive approach to maintaining business-as-usual operations across all systems, including patch management.
- Manage workload using fundamental project management frameworks, including design, build, test and deploy.
- Design and implement Azure-based infrastructure solutions to support business applications and services.
- Manage and monitor cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance and security.
- Optimise the performance and scalability of cloud infrastructure, including capacity planning and resource management.
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues related to cloud infrastructure and services escalated from the Service Desk Team.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure designs, configurations and procedures.
- Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in system administration, with a focus on Azure/M365 cloud services.
- Microsoft certifications such as Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator Associate and M365 Fundamentals are desirable.
- Network qualifications are desirable.
- Project management experience.
- Strong knowledge of Azure services, including virtual machines, storage, networking and security.
- Strong networking experience, including Azure vNets, SD-WAN and ZTNA technologies.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive.
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.
- Experience in the financial services industry is desirable.
Excellent problem-solving abilities, strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
If you are passionate about cloud infrastructure and eager to make an impact in a forward-thinking company, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Cloud Engineer.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Ascot Lloyd, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 2133 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~163k in sampleP25 £46kP75 £82k
£36kmedian £60kgoing rate £55k£100k
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2133 going rate of £54,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.