Azure Engineer

Salary: £70,000 - 110,000 per year

Requirements:

• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to create a technical design and deploy with limited guidance
• Ability to contribute to technical workshops and solutions
• SC clearance or willingness to gain it
• Microsoft Associate Level Exams
• At least 2 years in a customer-facing role delivering and supporting technology solutions based on Microsoft technologies
• Significant knowledge and experience of various Microsoft technologies
• Significant knowledge and experience of technical solutions
• Commercial awareness to help create proposals and tender responses
• Experience chairing technical workshops
• Pre-sales experience discussing solutions and technologies with customers
• Experience presenting technical solutions to customers and stakeholders
• Microsoft Expert Level Exams and Certifications

Responsibilities:

• Support the relevant Technical Lead in conceptualising and designing complex, enterprise-scale solutions, including multi-site and hosted data centre infrastructures
• Provide technical assistance, and occasional ownership, for project delivery while working closely with Project Managers to help deliver projects on time and on budget
• Assist in running technical workshops across multiple technologies
• Support pre-sales activity for the Business Development, Solution Architecture, and Sales teams
• Develop detailed design skills within your technology specialism, alongside an architecture-level understanding of complementary technologies
• Work proactively with colleagues to develop and deliver service offerings based on industry best practice and new technologies
• Develop and deliver technology-specific presentations for large seminars and project workshop environments
• Work with colleagues to understand opportunities for development within customer accounts
• Maintain a broad understanding of Microsoft technologies and complete relevant training, exams, and accreditations as required
• Become a subject matter expert in agreed technologies aligned to our solutions and designs
• Carry out other duties as required

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Support
• Azure
• DevOps

More:

We are Methods, a 100M+ IT Services Consultancy that has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 years ago and UK-based, we apply our skills in transformation, delivery, and collaboration across the Methods Group to create end-to-end business and technical solutions that are people-centred, safe, and designed for the future. Our human approach sets us apart, with people, technology, and data at the heart of what we do, and we believe in creating value and sustainability for our clients, staff, communities, and the planet. We support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skills and solve problems. At Methods, we work hard and have fun while doing it; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them. Predominantly focused on the public sector, we are also building a significant private sector client portfolio. We were acquired by the Alten Group in early 2022, and Alten is a global engineering firm with approximately 57,000 employees specialising in engineering and IT services. This is a full-time role within our Capabilities, IT Cloud department, with autonomy to develop and grow your skills, access to exciting project work making a difference in society, supportive leadership, and a collaborative environment. Benefits include LinkedIn Learning, management development and training, wellness support, a confidential employee assistance programme, social events, 25 days holiday, pension with employer contribution, discretionary bonus, life assurance, private medical insurance, and worldwide travel insurance.

last updated 36 week of 2026