Company Description
Telefónica Tech (part of the Telefónica Group) is a leading NextGen Tech solutions provider with a highly diversified team of over 6,000 exceptionally skilled employees and +60 nationalities.
We serve more than 5.5m customers every day in over 175 countries, with a global ecosystem of market-leading partners. Global strategic hubs: Spain, Brazil, the UK, Germany.
The Telefónica Tech UK&I hub has an end- to-end portfolio of market leading services and develops integrated technology solutions to accelerate digital transformation through: Cloud, Data & AI (Adatis), Enterprise Applications (Incremental), Workplace Services and Cyber Security & Networking.
Values: Open, Trusted and Bold
Trusted Partners:
- Microsoft: Top 3 Service Providers, Azure Expert Status, Fastrack & Inner Circle Partner
- HPE: Platinum Partner – FY23 UK&I Solution Provider of the Year
- Palo Alto & Crowdstrike: part of our NextDefense Cyber Security Portfolio
- Fortinet: Elite VIP Program – one of only 2 in the UK
- AWS: Advanced Solution & Managed Service Provider Program
Job Description
The Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Azure Platform Engineer to join our growing team. As an Azure Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing, managing, and optimizing a wide variety of cloud solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) within our Managed Service Capability which support our customer applications and services.
The candidate should have prior experience presenting Cloud services and solutions to technical and non-technical audiences, as well as communicating the benefits to their organisation, with the goal of driving growth for the Telefónica Tech UK&I Cloud practise.
The role is home-based but with an expectation to travel to either the client or our offices in Cambridgeshire & London
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate and Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert Certification
- Proven experience as an Azure Platform Engineer or in a similar role
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, microservices, and containerisation.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native development, infrastructure as code (IaC), and DevOps practices.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to ensure documents are consistent in language, terminology, and style.
- Previous experience working as a deployment consultant or engineer.
- Knowledge and experience with Azure pricing and commercial models, and how to optimise a solution for a specific engagement.
- Hold or the ability to attain Government managed security clearance levels. SC as a minimum.
Additional Information
We don’t believe hiring is a tick box exercise, so if you feel that you don’t match the job description 100%, but would still be a great fit for role, please get in touch.
Top Skills
What We Do
We accelerate tech adoption through our services of Cyber Security, Cloud, IoT, Big Data, AI and Blockchain. Follow on our social media channels: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/TefTech_EN • LinkedIn Telefónica Tech AI of Things: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/telefonicatech-aiofthings • Linkedin Telefónica Cyber Security & Cloud: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/telefonicatech-cybersecurity-cloud • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/telefonicatech • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/telefonicatech • Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/telefonicatech • Blog: https://business.blogthinkbig.com/telefonica-tech/