Senior Server Operations Engineer

Azure Cloud Operations Engineer

Management Level

G

Equiniti provides comprehensive solutions to support organizations throughout their corporate lifecycle, including managing shareholder engagement, maintaining stock registers, facilitating ownership transfers, enabling shareholder meetings, paying dividends, supporting IPOs, and administering employee equity plans. We are dedicated to revolutionizing shareholder services by developing digital solutions that facilitate dematerialization for issuers and shareholders. 

EQ is a fintech that connects the future of capital, communications, and governance, building trust and confidence in every market we serve. Our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer design, implements, and manages cloud infrastructure using Microsoft Azure services. Key responsibilities include provisioning virtual machines, configuring networking, automating deployments with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), monitoring system performance, ensuring security/compliance, and optimizing costs. They collaborate with teams to support cloud migrations, application deployment, and disaster recovery. 

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Infrastructure Management: Provisioning, configuring, and monitoring Azure resources (compute, storage, network).
• Automation: Developing CI/CD pipelines and using IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates) to streamline deployment.
• Security & Governance: Implementing security policies, managing access control (RBAC), and using Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
• Optimization: Monitoring costs, performance, and reliability to optimize resource utilization.
• Troubleshooting: Identifying and resolving cloud-related issues. 
• Generative AI Integration: Build and deploy GenAI applications using Azure OpenAI Service, Cognitive Services, and Azure AI Foundry.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Azure Services: Deep knowledge of Compute (VMs, AKS), Storage, Networking, and Database services.
• Scripting & IaC: Proficiency in PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM templates, or Terraform.
• Operating Systems: Strong understanding of Windows and Linux administration.
• Security & Networking: Understanding of firewalls, VNets, VPNs, and Azure AD.
• Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) are highly preferred. 

Benefits:

Being a permanent member of the team at EQ you will be rewarded by our company benefits, these are just a few of what is on offer:

• Business related certification expense reimbursement
• Comprehensive Medical Assurance coverage for dependents & Parents
• Accidental & Life cover 3 times of concerned CTC

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.

Experience Level

Mid Level