Cloud Operations Engineer
You will work with Microsoft Azure, Office 365, Windows Server, Active Directory, and PowerShell, along with tools like Microsoft Intune, Autopilot, Defender, and Power Automate. As a Level 3 escalation point, you will support and improve a hybrid cloud environment for a Financial Services organisation.
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Cloud Operations Engineer
6 month contract
Location: London (Hybrid)
Are you an experienced Cloud Operations Engineer with strong Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 experience? We're looking for a talented engineer to join the Technology team of this Financial Services organisation and play a key role in supporting and improving the hybrid cloud environment.
This is a hands-on role where you will work across Azure, Office 365, Windows infrastructure and automation, providing technical expertise while helping to deliver improvements and new technology solutions.
As a Cloud Operations Engineer, you will act as a Level 3 escalation point, supporting critical infrastructure services and working collaboratively with engineering teams, architects and stakeholders to maintain a secure, reliable and efficient technology environment.
Key responsibilities:
Provide Level 3 technical support and escalation for cloud and infrastructure services
Manage and maintain Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud environments
Support Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, security, governance and compliance
Manage modern workplace technologies including Microsoft Intune, Autopilot and Defender
Support Windows Server environments, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP
Monitor platform health, investigate issues and proactively improve service reliability
Develop automation solutions using PowerShell and Power Automate
Contribute to infrastructure improvements, cloud initiatives and technology projects
Work with product owners, architects and technology teams to deliver solutions
Participate in an on-call support rota
Key responsibilities:
Strong experience supporting Microsoft Azure environments
Proven experience managing Microsoft 365 services
Good knowledge of Exchange Online and hybrid Exchange environments
Experience with Microsoft Intune, Autopilot and endpoint management
Strong Windows Server and Active Directory experience
Experience with PowerShell scripting and automation
Understanding of networking concepts including DNS, DHCP, firewalls and load balancing
Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments
Desirable experience:
Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365
Containerisation and serverless technologies
Azure or Microsoft 365 certifications
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We're looking for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, improving processes and working collaboratively across teams. If you're passionate about Microsoft cloud technologies and want to be part of a team delivering modern infrastructure solutions, we'd love to hear from you!