Senior Azure Cloud & Security Engineer

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AI Summary

Lead ownership of Azure cloud platform and security posture for a global professional services organization. Manage Azure infrastructure, identity, and security across 4 time zones with full autonomy. Requires 5+ years production Azure experience and strong security expertise.

Key Highlights
Full ownership of Azure cloud infrastructure and security posture
5+ years production Azure experience with security focus
Remote position within European time zone
Key Responsibilities
Own and evolve Azure infrastructure including services, instances, microservices, networking, compute, and storage
Manage identity and access: Entra ID, hybrid AD, conditional access, RBAC, and B2C
Automate provisioning and deployments using PowerShell, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines
Run Microsoft 365 administration: Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, licensing, and migrations
Harden cloud and endpoint security using Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, and CrowdStrike
Handle L3 escalations for cloud and infrastructure incidents
Build monitoring, alerting, and capacity management for Azure workloads
Technical Skills Required
Azure Microsoft 365 PowerShell
Benefits & Perks
Fully remote within Europe
Flexible hours
Stable long-term contract
Nice to Have
Microsoft certs (AZ-104, AZ-500, MS-500)
Intune device management and Autopilot
DevOps pipeline experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
AI/Copilot integration experience
Database admin skills (MSSQL, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB)

Job Description


Summary

Azure, M365 security, and network infrastructure, autonomy to improve how things are built and run. Full-time Remote Position, European time zone.

A global company with operations across multiple regions needs a senior engineer to take ownership of their Azure cloud platform and security posture. The infrastructure supports company’s flagship product (business connectivity and security platform), several CRMs, ERPs and internal services used by over 3500 businesses across 4 time zones. You’ll be the go-to person for anything Azure, M365 security and network infrastructure, with the autonomy to improve how things are built and run.


What you’ll do
  • Own and evolve Azure infrastructure including services, instances, microservices, networking, compute, storage
  • Manage identity and access: Entra ID, hybrid AD, conditional access, RBAC, B2C
  • Automate provisioning and deployments (PowerShell, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines)
  • Run M365 administration: Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, licensing, migrations
  • Harden cloud and endpoint security using Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, and CrowdStrike
  • Handle L3 escalations for cloud and infrastructure incidents
  • Build monitoring, alerting, and capacity management for Azure workloads


Tech stack

Azure (VMs, AKS, AVD, Express Route, VPN, Site Recovery) · Microsoft 365 · Entra ID & Hybrid AD · Defender for Cloud · Sentinel · CrowdStrike · Intune · PowerShell · Terraform · Azure DevOps · SQL/Cosmos DB · Windows Server · Linux · Hyper-V


Must have
  • 5+ years managing Azure cloud environments in production
  • Proven security experience - cloud, endpoint, network
  • PowerShell scripting and infrastructure automation
  • Hybrid identity management (Entra ID, on-prem AD, sync)
  • Upper-Intermediate+ English


Nice to have
  • Microsoft certs (AZ-104, AZ-500, MS-500)
  • Intune device management and Autopilot
  • DevOps pipeline experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
  • AI/Copilot integration experience
  • Database admin skills (MSSQL, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB)


What we offer
  • Fully remote within Europe, flexible hours
  • Stable long-term contract with a well-established global company
  • Real ownership and direct impact on infrastructure decisions


About Us

Customer is a global professional services organization operating for decades across multiple regions: Australia, New Zealand, UK/Europe and US. You’ll join a lean IT operations team supporting both internal users and external clients.

Think you’d be a good fit? Drop us your CV. We care more about what you can do than a checklist of certifications.


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