The Opportunity
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer highly disciplined in Microsoft Azure standards, who thrives on solving complex challenges, driving innovation and delivering secure, scalable solutions that power business transformation.
In this role, you’ll be the architect behind our cloud strategy, turning vision into reality with cutting‑edge technology and best practices. You’ll champion cloud adoption, lead site reliability engineering (SRE) initiatives and collaborate with DevOps, automation, and platform teams to create seamless, high‑performing environments.
Key Responsibilities
* Design & Deliver Reliability: Build and execute strategies for high availability and resilience across our digital portfolio.
* Lead SRE Practices: Drive measurable improvements in reliability through metrics and automation.
* Architect Cloud‑Native Solutions: Create scalable, maintainable applications aligned with the Azure Well‑Architected Framework.
* Automate Everything: Use Terraform, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and operations.
* Champion DevSecOps: Embed security and compliance into every layer of our cloud ecosystem.
* Innovate & Experiment: Conduct proof‑of‑concepts and integrate emerging technologies.
* Collaborate & Influence: Work with architecture teams, advise on sequencing, and ensure optimal delivery.
* Monitor & Optimise: Troubleshoot production issues, enhance performance, and maintain 24x7 availability.
Qualifications
* Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and native tools (ARM Templates, Terraform).
* Strong experience with Azure services: AKS, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, EventHub, App Service, Function Apps, Blob Storage, DNS, Virtual Networks, Service Bus, Site Recovery.
* Proficiency in automation and configuration management (Azure DevOps, Azure Automation, Azure Policy).
* Solid understanding of hybrid cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and virtualization.
* Hands‑on experience with Linux OS.
* A passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and delivering exceptional stakeholder experiences.
Benefits
At Arup, we care about each member’s success and provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. We offer competitive, fair and equitable pay, a career in which all members can belong, grow and thrive, benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to make an impact through your work. Private medical insurance, life assurance, accident insurance and income protection cover are included. Flexible benefits help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.
Equal Opportunity
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.
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