Cloud Platform Consultant

We are looking for an Azure Cloud Engineer to join a client Cloud Platform Support team. The team manages, integrates, develops, maintains and monitors the Azure services that support business applications hosted in Microsoft Azure. The role covers Azure PaaS and IaaS services, cost management and security management. You will keep service quality high and hold the team to its standards, working directly with client stakeholders and technical teams. Responsibilities • Manage, monitor and maintain client Azure PaaS and IaaS services so business applications stay available, performant and secure. • Administer and support Azure services including APIs, Web Apps, serverless functions, Azure Site Recovery, Cognitive Services and Managed Service Identities. • Manage SaaS environments within the client’s approved cloud services catalogue. • Identify, analyse and optimise cloud operation costs to get the best return on investment. • Apply security management across Azure services, including identity, access and policy controls. • Implement automation and integration for cloud infrastructure solutions. • Work as part of a team using continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines in Azure DevOps. • Support the security, management and implementation of the Azure DevOps service, and promote automation and DevOps processes. • Troubleshoot incidents and service interruptions using monitoring tools such as Application Insights and Log Analytics. • Write standard operating procedures, reports and technical documentation. • Work with stakeholders and cross-functional teams, such as Enterprise Architecture and IT Operations, to deliver Azure-based solutions. • Provide technical guidance and mentoring to client teams and junior consultants. Essential experience • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. • 5+ years’ experience in an Azure cloud engineering or cloud support role. • Current Azure certification, for example AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate. • Good knowledge of Azure PaaS and IaaS, including APIs, Web Apps, serverless, Azure Site Recovery, Cognitive Services and Managed Service Identities. • Excellent understanding of Azure DevOps, including its security, management and implementation. • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines. • Experience managing SaaS environments. • Experience identifying, analysing and optimising cloud operation costs. • Experience implementing automation for cloud infrastructure, using scripting such as PowerShell, Bash or Python. • Exposure to containers, including Docker and Kubernetes. • Experience writing standard operating procedures, reports and technical documentation. • Good analytical skills, with the self-direction to work independently and suggest new approaches. • Strong stakeholder management, decision-making and communication skills, including client-facing work. Desirable experience • Experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates. • Experience with AKS and containerised workloads. • Experience with orchestration tooling such as Helm. • Experience monitoring Azure services with Application Insights and Log Analytics. Why Version 1?    At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.   • Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits   • Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme   • Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously und