Cloud Engineer

Company: Ascot Lloyd
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Engineer specialising in Microsoft Azure/M365 to join our growing Infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud infrastructure management, specifically within Microsoft Azure, and will be responsible for supporting and maintaining our cloud infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability.

Responsibilities

  • Take a proactive approach to maintaining business‑as‑usual operations across all systems, including patch management.
  • Manage workload using fundamental project management frameworks, including design, build, test and deploy.
  • Design and implement Azure‑based infrastructure solutions to support business applications and services.
  • Manage and monitor cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance and security.
  • Optimise the performance and scalability of cloud infrastructure, including capacity planning and resource management.
  • Diagnose and resolve technical issues related to cloud infrastructure and services escalated from the Service Desk Team.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure designs, configurations and procedures.
  • Work closely with the wider business to ensure seamless integration and support of cloud infrastructure.
  • Manage acquisitions and onboarding activity, providing technical support and advice.
  • Stay current with the latest Azure technologies, trends and best practices, and continuously improve cloud infrastructure processes and solutions.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in system administration, with a focus on Azure/M365 cloud services.
  • Microsoft certifications such as Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator Associate and M365 Fundamentals are desirable.
  • Network qualifications are desirable.
  • Project management experience.
  • Strong knowledge of Azure services, including virtual machines, storage, networking and security.
  • Strong networking experience, including Azure vNets, SD‑WAN and ZTNA technologies.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive.
  • Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.
  • Experience in the financial services industry is desirable.
  • Excellent problem‑solving abilities, strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

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Posted: July 9th, 2026