Salary: £70,000 - 80,000 per year Requirements: An experienced, hands-on Azure Engineer Previous management or team leadership experience Strong Low-Level Design (LLD) capability Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Experience working in a regulated or process-driven environment A proactive, organised and detail-focused approach Microsoft Azure administration (networking, firewalls, DR, tenancy) Azure Site Recovery (ASR) and disaster recovery testing Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online) Windows Server deployment and administration Cloud security (DLP, MFA) Backup technologies (including Veeam) Strong experience with documentation, governance and change control Required Certifications: AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator, AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Desirable: AWS exposure, VDI platforms (Azure Virtual Desktop, Horizon), Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM, Azure DevOps), SQL Server administration Responsibilities: Lead and manage a small cloud engineering team (work allocation, mentoring, performance management) Remain hands-on with Azure across deployment, configuration and maintenance Produce high-quality, Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation Support design and project delivery in collaboration with Solution Architects Manage Azure tenancy administration and optimisation Oversee cloud security, DLP and MFA implementation Support migration of legacy systems to Azure Manage backup strategy, disaster recovery (ASR) and capacity planning Maintain storage lifecycle (Blob, Files, SharePoint, OneDrive) Ensure CMDB accuracy and support Service Desk escalations Maintain monitoring tools, infrastructure diagrams and documentation Work within change control and governance processes in a regulated environment Support legacy infrastructure (on-prem and virtual) where required Produce management information (MI) on performance, cost and usage Technologies: ARM AWS Azure Cloud CMDB DevOps Support Microsoft 365 SQL Security SharePoint Terraform Veeam Windows Office 365 More: Were looking for a Cloud Engineering Manager to lead a small engineering team responsible for the low-level design, build, and secure operation of a scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient Azure cloud environment. This role bridges technical delivery and team leadership, allowing you to define engineering standards, mentor engineers, contribute to platform roadmaps, and ensure high levels of operational availability. We offer a competitive salary plus a bonus, generous pension, holiday allowance, and the flexibility of hybrid working. Based in Epsom, Surrey, this hands-on, operations-focused role is ideal for someone looking to remain close to the technology while managing a small teams. last updated 13 week of 2026