Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full time - flexible working may be considered
Working Hours
35 hours per week
Salary
£44,275.75 to £52,089.12 per annum subjected to knowledge, skills and experience
Location Options
Birmingham with part of the week working from home
Function Type
Corporate Functions (HR, Finance, Project Management, IT, Risk and Audit)
Are you looking for a hands-on technical role?
The SRA are looking for an Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer to support the SRA's Azure and on-premises infrastructure and services.
This is a senior engineering role within the team reporting to the Infrastructure Manager as part of IT Operations function within IT Department. You will take responsibility for troubleshooting, maintenance, and support of the Azure and on-premises infrastructure estate. You'll be responsible for 3rd level technical expertise, build and support.
Working with colleagues you will have experience of ensuring compliance within information security policies and procedures, developing, and maintaining technical documentation, providing technical expertise for project build and implementation and driving continual service improvement across the Service and Operations function.
Working with the infrastructure manager, you'll play a key role in developing the skills of the wider team, fostering continuous learning culture and technical excellence.
What can we offer:
* The opportunity to use your knowledge and experience of Microsoft Azure services, resources, and integrations
* Collaboration with the IT team
* The opportunity to work in an Evergreen / continual improvement culture and environment
* After completion of probation period, you will have an additional 3% of annual basic salary to choose the benefits that best suit your lifestyle and personal situation
* Pension - We will contribute 1½ - 2 times your contribution, up to 12.25%. So, if you contribute 7%, you will enjoy the maximum combined contribution of 19.25%
* Hybrid working consisting of home working and an office presence of up to two days a week in our office in The Cube, Birmingham.
What we are looking for:
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Collaborative and results oriented approach towards issue resolution with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build good relationships at all levels
* Strong experience of Microsoft Azure services, resources, and integrations such as but not limited to Entra ID, Enterprise Application, API management, SSO, App Services, Function/Logic Apps
* Knowledge and experience in the Microsoft Well-Architected Framework (WAF)
* Strong experience of supporting Business Continuity/Disaster recover planning and testing. This includes experience managing and maintaining key back-up technologies such as Azure Recovery Services Vaults, Azure Site Recovery and AvePoint
* Strong experience of PowerShell scripting across the Microsoft platforms
* Proficient in administering Microsoft Office 365 platforms such as Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange and Teams
* AZ-104 Azure Administrator/AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions/SC-300 Identity and Access Administrator Associate qualification or equivalent.
Useful and additional information
There is a role profile attached at the bottom of this advert which details the essential knowledge, skills and experience needed for this role. All our interviews are being conducted virtually. If you are successful, a member of the team will be in contact to let you know the next steps
If you have any questions that aren't answered in the advert, or on our website, please contact us via: recruitment@sra.org.uk
To apply
Please click 'apply' to complete the online application form and upload a CV and cover letter, addressing how you meet the requirements outlined in this advert and the attached role profile.
To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs pages .
Closing date for applications is 15 October 2025 at 23:55.
Essential
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative and results oriented approach towards issue resolution with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build good relationships at all levels
• Strong experience of Microsoft Azure services, resources, and integrations such as but not limited to Entra ID, Enterprise Application, API management, SSO, App Services, Function/Logic Apps
• Knowledge and experience in the Microsoft Well-Architected Framework (WAF)
• Strong experience of supporting Business Continuity/Disaster recover planning and testing. This includes experience managing and maintaining key back-up technologies such as Azure Recovery Services Vaults, Azure Site Recovery and AvePoint
• Strong experience of PowerShell scripting across the Microsoft platforms
• Proficient in administering Microsoft Office 365 platforms such as Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange and Teams
• AZ-104 Azure Administrator/AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions/SC-300 Identity and Access Administrator Associate qualification or equivalent.
The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.
We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.
Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
Attached Role Profile
Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer Role Profile Final 2025.pdf - 158KB Opens in a new window
Vacancy closing date: 15/10/2025, 23:55
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.
Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.