Hybrid Azure Engineer

at Methods

• Job title: Azure Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Azure Engineer providing enterprise scale technology solutions for public sector clients while collaborating closely with technical leads and project managers.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the relevant Technical Lead conceptualising and designing complex solutions, covering multiple sites, and including hosted Data Centre infrastructures.
• Technical assistance (and occasional ownership) of project delivery and engaging closely with Project Managers to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget.
• Assisting in the running of (and occasionally running) technical workshops covering multiple technologies.
• Assist presales activity in support of the Business Development, Solution Architecture and Sales teams.
• The role requires development of detailed design skills specific to the individual’s technology specialisation, complemented by an architecture-level appreciation of all relevant complementary technologies.
• Demonstrating an ongoing, proactive approach, working alongside colleagues in developing and delivering service offerings based on industry best practice and new-to-market technologies.
• Development and delivery of technology specific presentations to both large audience seminars and project workshop environments.
• Work in conjunction with the appropriate colleagues to understand the opportunities for development within their customer accounts.
• Maintain a broad understanding across Microsoft technologies and be willing to complete training (including the passing of relevant exams and accreditations) in Microsoft technologies that are identified as pertinent to your role and to maintain and gain Methods BDT certifications and accreditations.
• Become SME in agreed technologies in line with Methods BDT solutions and designs.
• All other duties as required.

Requirements

• Excellent presentation and communication (verbal and written) skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to create a technical design & deploy with limited guidance
• Ability to input into technical workshops & solutions
• SC clearance or willingness to gain
• Microsoft Associate Level Exams
• At least 2 years in a customer facing role, delivering and supporting technology solutions based on Microsoft technologies
• Significant knowledge & experience of various Microsoft technologies
• Significant knowledge & experience of technical solutions
• Commercial awareness to assist the creation of proposals and responses to tenders
• Experience of chairing technical workshops
• Pre-sales experience in discussing solution and technologies with customers
• Experience of presenting technical solutions to customers and stakeholders
• Microsoft Expert Level Exams and Certifications

Benefits

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
• A supportive and collaborative environment.
• Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
• Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
• Social – Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month as well as commitment to charitable causes
• Time off 25 days a year
• Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
• Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
• Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
• Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)