Offre d'emploi Azure Infrastructure Engineer - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - SEO

As an Azure Infrastructure Engineer you'll have;

• 2–3 years’ experience in a professional Azure Cloud or DevOps role (or equivalent capability demonstrated through portfolio/achievements). 

• Hands‑on experience operating Microsoft Azure (identity, networking, compute, storage and security). 

• Practical experience using Terraform to deploy, manage and automate cloud infrastructure (modules, workspaces/state, pipelines). 

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions) and associated automation. 

• Knowledge of core Azure services such as App Service, Functions, networking components, Private Endpoints, Application Gateway/WAF or Front Door.

• understanding of cloud security and DevSecOps tooling (e.g. security scanning, policy enforcement, secrets management) and tools such as Defender for Cloud or Checkov.

• Experience with monitoring, operational support and incident response using Azure Monitor/Log Analytics, contributing to incident and problem management. 

• Ability to develop and maintain automation scripts and hardened base containers to support secure, consistent deployments. 

• Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to provide hands‑on support and guidance to delivery teams and produce clear documentation/runbooks.  

Desirable

• Experience with container technologies or orchestration (Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service). 

• Exposure to cloud‑native and serverless patterns (Azure Functions, Event Grid, Event Hubs). 

• Familiarity with API Management, App Service Environment and modern identity approaches (Managed Identity, OAuth2, OIDC). 

• Relevant certifications (e.g. Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate — AZ‑104,

Darlington, London, Wolverhampton

Here at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), we work on things that make a real difference to people's lives. Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities we're all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if you're thinking of joining us, there's never been a more exciting time.

As an SEO Azure Platform / DevOps Engineer, you will contribute to the secure, reliable and cost-effective operation of the department’s Microsoft Azure platform. Working under the guidance of Senior/Principal Engineers and Architects, you will build and operate shared platform services, enable delivery teams through automation and reusable patterns, and improve our platform’s security, resilience and developer experience.