Role: Senior Azure Consultant (Landing Zone / IAM / Data Foundations)
Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.
Duration: 1-month initial contract, with potential for extension
Location: Remote
Start Date: ASAP (can also be started on a part-time basis)
Rate: £550 - £600 / day Outside IR35
Overview:
Were looking for a senior, hands-on Azure specialist to define and implement the foundational components of a secure and scalable cloud environment for a large-scale data platform initiative. This will be an intensive initial engagement to establish the right architectural groundwork before full build-out begins.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design and implement an Azure Landing Zone aligned with enterprise-grade security, governance, and compliance standards.
* Define and configure Identity and Access Management (IAM), including role-based access control, policies, and directory service integration.
* Architect the networking, storage, monitoring, and logging layers required to support a high-volume, data-intensive platform.
* Prepare the foundational components to support Databricks as the target lakehouse environment.
* Produce clear, auditable documentation covering architecture decisions, deployment patterns, and reusable templates.
* Collaborate closely with strategy and architecture stakeholders to ensure alignment with data governance and security principles.
Experience Required:
* Delivering complex enterprise-scale Azure environments, ideally within security-conscious or regulated domains.
* Deep, hands-on expertise in Azure governance, security, IAM, and automation (Terraform, Bicep etc).
* Strong understanding of Databricks and related lakehouse concepts.
* Comfortable operating in greenfield or rapidly evolving environments, defining standards where few yet exist.
* Able to produce high-quality builds and concise, well-structured technical documentation.
The client are looking for someone to get started immediately, so please dont hesitate to apply now!