Hybrid working model – 3 days per week in London.Salary – £100-120k + bonus We are seeking a skilled, hands-on CloudOps Team Leader to join our infrastructure team and manage 2-3 highly skilled engineers. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in managing and optimising private Azure environments, with experience in endpoint protection and secure networking practices. You will provide hands-on support to various teams across the company, including infrastructure platform, development, front office, and innovation teams, ensuring the seamless operation and performance of their cloud-based services. In this role, you will drive operational excellence in cloud operations, from performance monitoring to cost optimisation, while adhering to industry best practices and regulatory compliance standards. Requirements: • Experience working in private Azure environments with a strong focus on private networking (private endpoints, Virtual Network, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, etc.). • In-depth Knowledge of Azure PaaS services including but not limited to storage (Azure Blob, Disk), networking (VNet, NSG), security (Azure AD, Key Vault), compute (VMs, AKS), and hosting (App Services, Functions). • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or other tools) for infrastructure automation and continuous deployment. • Demonstrated ability to monitor, optimize, and scale cloud platforms while ensuring cost efficiency and performance. • Regulatory Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with regulatory mandates such as DORA, GDPR, and their requirements. Desirable Skills: • Familiarity with JIRA, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ActiveBatch, Octopus Deploy, and Confluence. • Virtual desktop experience in Citrix Cloud, AVD. • Linux RedHat. • Experience in maintaining environments in line with regulatory compliance requirements, such as DORA or other regional and international standards.Your soft skills should include strong communication and collaboration skills, an ability to work autonomously and prioritize multiple projects and tasks effectively coupled with analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities.Azure Platform Management: Design, implement, and maintain private Azure environments utilizing private endpoints, virtual networks, and secure communications between services. Manage a wide range of Azure PaaS services, such as storage, networking, security, compute, and hosting.
• Monitoring & Cost Management: Ensure high availability and performance of the cloud platform by continuously monitoring Azure services and optimizing cloud resources. Implement best practices around cloud performance, security, and cost optimization. Utilize Azure Monitor, Azure Cost Management, and PowerBI to build reports to help track and manage costs effectively.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Automation, General DevOps support: Create and manage CI/CD pipelines (ADO/GitHub Actions) to automate provisioning, testing, and deployment workflows. Lead in capacity planning and disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.
• Cloud Security & Compliance: Maintain and harden the cloud environment to ensure security and compliance with industry standards and regulatory mandates such as DORA, GDPR, etc. You will be responsible for ensuring proper implementation of Sentinel, MS Defender, and other tools such as Tanium.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with your Infrastructure colleagues as well as development teams, front office teams, and innovation teams to understand their cloud requirements and deliver scalable solutions. Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for Azure PaaS services, providing guidance on architecture, deployment, and optimization.
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