Application Deadline : Tuesday 14th October at 23:55pm A Lead Infrastructure Engineer assumes responsibility for managing third party provision of infrastructure services and the provision of expertise to deliver architectural solutions for infrastructure services throughout the service lifecycle. You will oversee programmes and projects and work with Technical Architects to translate the architectural designs into operations and support technical architects in operationalising the designs. We are looking for candidates with strong experience in the following technologies: Azure Networking (including Virtual WAN) Azure PaaS (including Azure App service, Azure SQL) Azure IaaS (including Virtual Machines) Terraform (including Modules, DRY code) CI CD (including GitHub, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) Azure Policy and Governance Additionally, experience in one of the following would be advantageous: Azure Local (Edge computing) Azure Virtual Desktop Azure Kubernetes Service What will you be doing? Your main day to day responsibilities will be: Leading teams and departments in the implementation, administration and support of infrastructure solutions and services. Reviewing systems designs to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources, integration of multiple systems and technology and that ‘Secure by Design’ principles have been followed. Managing planning of system and/or acceptance tests, coordinating both functional and non-functional specifications and provide authoritative advice and guidance on test planning. Troubleshooting and identifying problems across different technology capabilities including compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, cloud, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open source. Establishing standards and procedures across a service lifecycle including the development lifecycle and ensure that practitioners adhere to this. You will manage resources to ensure that the systems integration function works effectively. After a solution has been integrated, you will evaluate the success of the project, identifying best practices and lessons learned. You will provide feedback to teams and incorporate this information into future plans. Managing, coaching and mentoring more junior infrastructure engineers. Your skills for this role You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Infrastructure Engineering, with the following skills or strong experience in: Manage and administer the Microsoft Azure environment, including provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, policy and financial governance and security. Design, develop and implement efficient, highly available, multi-region solutions within Microsoft Azure. Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging cloud native tooling to ensure automated and consistent platform deployments. Support cloud adoption of applications as they are being transformed and/or modernised. Key engineering principles and standards, and the ability to inspire others to follow these. Ensuring all solutions are robust, resilient and appropriately implemented, secured, tested and documented. Why Join Us? Exceptional pension : Employer contribution of 28.97%. Generous leave : 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service), 8 public holidays, and 1 day for the King’s Birthday. Flexible working : Options include full-time, part-time, compressed hours, job sharing, and a hybrid model (minimum 60% on-site). Learning and development : Access to training, technical accreditations, and funded qualifications (subject to approval). Recognition and inclusion : A culture that champions diversity, enhanced parental leave schemes, annual bonuses, and recognition awards. Learn more about our benefits: Benefits - Home Office Careers Additional Information This role requires SC clearance. To meet national security vetting requirements, you typically need to have been resident in the UK for at least three years. Unfortunately we cannot offer sponsorship. Ready to lead, innovate, and make an impact? Click "Apply" to explore the full job description and salary details.