Azure Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Frimley 

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Job Title: Azure Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

Location: London, hybrid - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

Grade: GG10 – GG12

Referral Bonus: 5000

Who we are

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow - shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space - there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you .

Role Description

We are seeking Azure Cloud & Infrastructure Engineers to support the deployment, integration, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise capabilities across both Microsoft Azure and on-premise environments.

Working closely with Microsoft, architects, delivery teams, and operational stakeholders, successful candidates will enable the transition of multiple capabilities into production, ensuring solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, and aligned to architectural and security requirements.

The role requires engineers with strong experience across Azure cloud services, traditional infrastructure technologies, and hybrid environments, capable of operating within complex and secure environments spanning multiple tenants and security classifications.

Core Duties

• Design, deploy, configure, and support Azure and on-premise infrastructure solutions.
• Support the onboarding, integration, and deployment of multiple capabilities into production environments.
• Work across multiple Azure tenants and hybrid environments to deliver secure and resilient services.
• Configure, manage, and support Azure services including compute, networking, storage, monitoring, security, and identity.
• Support the integration of Azure services with on-premise infrastructure, networks, and security controls.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and deployment pipelines.
• Support environment build, configuration, migration, and operational transition activities.
• Monitor infrastructure and platform performance, availability, and security, resolving issues and implementing improvements where required.
• Collaborate with Microsoft, internal engineering teams, project stakeholders, and customers to deliver infrastructure and platform capabilities.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, deployment guides, and support artefacts.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, and architectural standards.
• Support incident, problem, change, and release management activities.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and technologies.
• Experience designing, deploying, and supporting hybrid cloud and on-premise infrastructure environments.
• Experience working across multiple Azure tenants and enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of:

• Microsoft Entra ID
• Azure Virtual Machines
• Azure Networking
• Azure Storage
• Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Azure Security and Governance Services

• Experience with Windows Server and/or Linux administration.
• Experience supporting enterprise networking technologies, including firewalls, DNS, routing, and connectivity solutions.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, or equivalent.
• Experience using Azure DevOps and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting the transition of systems and services into production environments.
• Azure Landing Zones.
• Microsoft Azure certifications

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
• Azure Arc.
• VMware and virtualisation technologies.
• Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Experience working in Defence, Government, National Security, or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience supporting systems operating across multiple security classifications.
• 2-5 Years Cloud experience (minimum)
• Experience working in an Agile Environment
• Experience in DevSecOps

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in Azure Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Platform Engineering.

• Degree, apprenticeship, professional certification, or equivalent practical experience.

Security Requirements

• Must hold Security Check (SC) clearance as a minimum.

• Experience working within secure environments and across multiple security classifications is highly desirable.

The Team

We work hard and often go the extra mile, but we recognise people’s efforts and that everyone has a life outside of work. We encourage people to speak up if they want to rotate to a new project.

Why BAE Systems

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work - this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family - support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive.

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence 

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.

By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

Division overview: Government

At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Government contracts are an area we have many decades of experience in. Government and key infrastructure networks are critical targets to defend as the effects of these networks being breached can be devastating.

As a member of the Government business unit, you will defend the connected world and ensure the protection of nations. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.