Job Specifications
Azure Cloud Engineer | Hybrid (Leeds) | Circa £50,000
Our client is one of England's largest not-for-profit organisations, operating nearly 1,700 locations nationwide and delivering specialist services at a significant scale. Their technology function is central to everything they do, and this role sits at the heart of it.
As an Azure Cloud Engineer, you'll design, build, and evolve their Azure cloud platforms, contributing to cloud initiatives, platform improvements, and technical change across a hybrid infrastructure environment. This is a project and architecture-focused role — you won't be pulled into routine BAU support. You'll own solution quality from design through to delivery and handover, working closely with the Infrastructure Engineering Manager, architects, and delivery teams.
What you'll be doing
Designing and delivering Azure cloud infrastructure solutions that are secure, resilient, and fit for a regulated, multisite environment. Contributing to cloud architecture and platform design, producing and reviewing technical designs. Leading or contributing to cloud projects, migrations, and platform modernisation initiatives. Building infrastructure using IaC and automation-first approaches. Designing hybrid connectivity and integration patterns — VPN, ExpressRoute, routing, segmentation. Supporting hybrid identity and access design across Entra ID and Active Directory. Ensuring solutions are built for operability — monitoring, logging, documentation, and clean handover.
What you'll need
Hands-on experience designing and delivering Azure cloud infrastructure. Strong understanding of Azure architecture, networking, Entra ID, and core platform services. Solid working knowledge of on-premise infrastructure — Active Directory, DNS, Windows Server, and common enterprise hosting patterns. Experience in hybrid environments where cloud and on-prem coexist. A secure-by-design mindset and experience in producing technical designs and documentation. At least an Azure Administrator Associate certification or equivalent.
IaC experience (Bicep or Terraform), CI/CD familiarity, and exposure to regulated environments are advantageous but not essential.
What's on offer
Circa £50,000 salary. Hybrid working with a couple of days per week in Leeds. A genuinely mission-driven organisation with long-term stability and a technology function that's actively investing in its cloud capability.
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