Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Alexander Mann Solutions - Public Sector Resourcing • ATS • Merseyside, Liverpool, United Kingdom • 16h ago

On behalf of Crown Commercial Services, we are looking for an Azure Infrastructure Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract. Hybrid working with 2 days per week in either Birmingham, Liverpool or Norwich.

We are seeking an experienced Azure engineer to support both our upcoming initiatives and ongoing operations.

This role is essential for addressing several key areas:
. Security Remediation: Respond to findings from the recent British Library breach, as identified by the CCS Assurance team. The breach generated actionable items that require prompt resolution.
. Project Support: Assist the Data Insights team with the heightened workload from the "Insights with Impact" (IwI) project, currently in progress with focus on Microsoft Purview.
. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning(ML) Enhancement: Provide infrastructure support for the increased demands and requirements arising from the AI/ML team's initiatives.
. Business-as-Usual Operations: Contribute to the management of our Azure estate, handling the general increase in BAU workload and facilitating ongoing improvements.

As an Azure Infrastructure Engineer your main responsibilities will be to:
. Address findings from a recent security review of the British Library breach.
. Respond to tickets/requests from internal teams, with a focus on Purview, Logic Apps & Database management.
. Support infrastructure needs of the AI/ML teams.
. Manage tickets and emails, ensuring timely responses.
. Contribute to both project based and BAU Azure related work, including support for other Gov UK departments hosted on CCS infrastructure.
. Deliver improved responsiveness, enhanced support for Azure-related tasks, and effective implementation of security and governance measures across the estate.

Essential:
. Strong proficiency in Azure, with hands on experience in Logic Apps, Function Apps, Data Warehouses, general database management.
. Several years' experience in Azure environments, with familiarity in Entra ID and Azure Defender best practices.
. Solid understanding of Azure security principles including Policy Management and Microsoft Purview.
. Proven experience designing, building, and operating production workloads in Azure, including optimisation, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
. Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines, with a strong focus on automation, repeatability, security, and compliance. Familiarity with Azure Purview is ideal.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

At CCS, we actively support, promote, and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers, and customers. CCS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. CCS believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, CCS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Commitment

Crown Commercial Services guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".

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