Description
Summary
Purpose:
Responsible for the deployment and support of Azure applications using DevOps tools and methodologies for production, staging, and development environments.
Landscape:
The Assessment Technology group is responsible for the operational systems that deliver millions of GCSE and A-level results annually.
The Scanning & Marking department reports to the Director of Assessment Technology and are responsible for delivering, deploying, and supporting several software products in that area.
This position sits within the Platform Services & Support team within Scanning & Marking department and will report directly to the Platform Services and Support Manager.Activities:
Deploy and support Azure applications using DevOps tools and methodologies.
Provide advice and recommendations on Infrastructure and Security and proactively collaborate with architecture and application development teams to ensure the Infrastructure meets current and future business objectives.
Implement system monitoring and alerting to ensure application health state is maintained.
Provide technical support for all infrastructure, both in Azure and on premise.
Ensure correct security controls are in place on all environments and assist in providing recommendations on additional security improvements.
Implement and maintain performance monitoring of all infrastructure and provide recommendations on improvements.
Be part of the out of hours incident support rota covering nights and weekends (typically around 4-6 weeks per year).
Report upward to the Platform Services & Support Manager as required.
Experience
Have a minimum of 1 years’ experience in an Azure infrastructure engineer role.
Qualifications
AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator or comparable certification (essential).
AZ-400 or AZ-305 (desirable).
Skills
Strong knowledge of IAAS, PAAS and SAAS mainly in Azure.
Good knowledge of PowerShell, T-SQL, and other scripting languages.
Good knowledge of IaC, Bicep, and ARM.
Strong knowledge of modern application deployments and configuration techniques via CI/CD pipelines, in particular Azure DevOp’s YAML and classic pipelines.
Knowledge and experience of troubleshooting automated and manual application deployments and configuration pipelines.
Personal Attributes
Have an aptitude and passion for all things Cloud.
Be ambitious and keen to learn.
Have an attention to detail.
Be able to work on own initiative.