Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end engineering, quality services and management consulting, helping organisations navigate digital transformation and technological change. We support our clients in delivering innovative solutions that create competitive advantage and improve everyday lives around the globe.

Due to continued growth in our cloud and digital engineering capabilities, we are looking to appoint a permanent professional who will play a key role in expanding our long-term capability and supporting future business growth.

Responsibilities

• DevOps & Automation
  • Design, deploy and manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), with a strong focus on Terraform.
  • Develop, maintain and optimise automated deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps, ensuring consistent and repeatable infrastructure and application delivery.
  • Create and maintain PowerShell scripts and deployment automation to streamline infrastructure provisioning, configuration management and operational tasks.
  • Implement and support Azure virtual machines, networking, backup and recovery solutions through automated deployment processes.
  • Embed security controls and best practices within Azure environments, ensuring compliance with organisational and customer security standards.
  • Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance automation, operational efficiency and platform reliability through new tools and technologies.
• BAU & Operations
  • Provision, configure, monitor and support Azure cloud infrastructure, ensuring high levels of availability, performance and security.
  • Manage infrastructure monitoring and logging using Azure-native and third-party tooling, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
  • Investigate and resolve incidents, service requests and escalations, applying structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis techniques.
  • Plan, coordinate and implement infrastructure upgrades, patches and changes whilst assessing business and technical impacts.
  • Ensure backup, recovery and security services remain operational and aligned to business requirements.
  • Support enterprise networking services including Azure networking, Azure Firewall.
  • Managing day-to-day operations in Azure and Windows OS Server environments.
• Process Definition & Documentation
  • Create, maintain and continuously improve technical documentation covering infrastructure architecture, operational procedures, troubleshooting guides and deployment standards.
  • Define and document operational processes, support procedures and change controls to ensure effective collaboration between service providers, technical teams and business stakeholders.
  • Contribute to the development of best practices, standards and governance for Azure cloud operations.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
  • Work closely with customers, architects, project managers and technical teams to deliver Azure solutions that meet business requirements.
  • Act as a technical lead for infrastructure deployments, complex issue resolution and project delivery activities.
  • Communicate technical concepts, risks, progress updates and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prioritise workloads, manage delivery backlogs and support business objectives.
  • Operate effectively in dynamic environments, adapting to changing priorities, requirements and technologies while maintaining service quality.

Essential skills

• Microsoft Azure and Azure Portal
• Azure DevOps (including YAML Pipelines and Agent Infrastructure)
• CI/CD practices and implementation
• Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments and management
• Azure Automation
• Azure Active Directory (Entra ID)
• PowerShell scripting and automation
• Source Control Systems (Git)
• Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC)
• Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Windows operating systems and server administration
• Bicep
• Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
• Azure Monitor
• Azure Sentinel
• Grafana
• Splunk
• Oracle SQL / SQL Server
• Azure Logic Apps
• Power Apps
• Azure Firewall, Palo Alto, FortiGate or other enterprise firewall technologies

Experience

• Hands-on experience of:
  • Terraform (essential)
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipeline development
  • Azure cloud infrastructure deployment and support
  • Automation and orchestration using PowerShell
  • Monitoring and logging solutions

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges  
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects   
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses  
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive