Infrastructure And Security Engineer (Azure)

TL;DR

Infrastructure and Security Engineer (Azure): Building, maintaining, and securing Azure infrastructure to ensure availability, resilience, and performance, with an accent on cloud security architecture, identity management, and threat mitigation. Focus on cloud migration, optimization, and security enhancement initiatives while acting as a senior escalation point for complex incidents.

Location: Hybrid, 4 days in office in York, North Yorkshire

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000

Company

This organisation is one of our longstanding clients and people opt to stay with the business for a long time, they offer a great place to work!

What you will do

• Build, maintain, and secure Azure infrastructure to ensure availability, resilience, and performance.
• Lead on cloud security architecture, including identity management, access controls, and threat mitigation.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure and security incidents.
• Deliver cloud migration, optimisation, and security enhancement initiatives.
• Administer endpoint management solutions using Microsoft Intune and Group Policy.
• Maintain patching, backup, and disaster recovery processes.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in infrastructure and security engineering roles within enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including networking, governance, and security controls.
• Proven expertise in Microsoft 365 security, Azure AD (Entra ID), Conditional Access, and endpoint protection.
• Demonstrated experience with automation and scripting using tools like PowerShell and Bash.
• Solid understanding of incident management, vulnerability remediation, and continuity planning.
• Confident communicator capable of working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working.
• Long-term career development in IT and cyber security careers.
• Work as part of a small but skilled team.