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Director at KnoWho (Creative I Digital I Tech Recruitment)
We're looking for an Azure Migration Specialist, based in Lancashire, with some UK travel possible. Office presence will be determined by location.
* Lead end-to-end migration projects: assessing on-premises/multi-cloud environments and planning migrations to Microsoft Azure.
* Define migration strategies (lift‑&‑shift, re‑platform, refactor) and deliver Azure landing zones, governance, security and network design.
* Collaborate with solution architects, application owners and operations teams to ensure high‑availability, scalability & cost‑efficiency.
* Drive automated migration pipelines (ARM/Bicep/Terraform), CI/CD in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
* Monitor, optimise and hand‑over migrated workloads with operational runbooks.
* Provide thought leadership: share best practice, mentor junior engineers and help shape the Azure practice.
Who we’re looking for:
* Proven experience migrating enterprise workloads into Azure (≥3–5 years) with strong Azure architecture skills.
* Deep knowledge of Azure services (VMs, Azure SQL/Managed Instance, App Services, AKS, Azure Networking, Identity) and best practices around security, governance and cost‑management.
* Hands‑on experience with PowerShell, Terraform/ARM/Bicep, CI/CD pipelines and automation of migration tasks.
* Solid understanding of networking (VNets, ExpressRoute, VPN), hybrid connectivity and cloud infrastructure patterns.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management: translate technical concepts into business value for cross‑functional teams.
Nice‑to‑haves:
* Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ‑305)
* Experience with Windows/Linux server migration, SQL database migration, or application modernization.
* Familiarity with DevOps pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions).
* Prior experience delivering short‑term or consultancy‑based migration projects.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Information Technology, Engineering, and Project Management
Industries
* Software Development, IT System Custom Software Development, IT Services and Consulting
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