Senior Microsoft Cloud Consultant
At Proact, we’re a pan European data management specialist with a focus on unlocking the power of data through strategy, storage, connectivity, and security. But that’s only part of our story….
We’re also here to break the mould. To stake new ground. To do things differently. And we’ve created a fast-paced, people-first working environment with a focus on innovation, learning and career development that encourages you to do just that.
Here, you can bring your whole self to work as you’ll be part of a truly diverse organisation, working with both local and national customers. You can act with integrity, act with commitment, and act with excellence in mind. And you can embrace change, seek out new challenges, and learn by doing. All as part of a team with a shared sense of direction. One that’s enabling innovation, accelerating growth, and disrupting entire industries.
This is what it means to #BeAProactivist.
Company
Proact is a provider of both Professional IT Services and Managed IT Services. We have a friendly and supportive work environment, with a hands-on leadership team, with offices in London, Manchester, Chesterfield, and Glasgow. Our client base is comprised of a wide variety of private sector businesses and public sector organizations, and our technology services cover the whole infrastructure stack, and encompass on-premise, hybrid cloud and public cloud.
Job Overview:
We are looking to add an experienced, professional, and personable Microsoft Cloud specialist to join our growing team.
As a Microsoft Cloud Consultant at Proact, you will be responsible for providing expert guidance and support in the design, implementation, and optimization of Microsoft Cloud solutions, with a focus on Azure, Microsoft 365 (M365), and Intune.
Utilizing your proficiency in both Infrastructure-as-Code solutions (esp. Terraform) and traditional manual configuration, you will play a key role in architecting and deploying cloud infrastructure and services tailored to meet our customers' needs. This is a fantastic career opportunity for a proactive, highly motivated individual in a growing market, with a company transforming its service portfolio towards Microsoft public cloud
This position can be mostly remote anywhere in the UK, but there is a requirement to be in the office two days per month.
Job Responsibilities:
- Consult with customers to understand their business needs and challenges related to cloud adoption.
- Design and architect solutions utilizing Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Intune in line with customer requirements.
- Provide technical expertise in the deployment, configuration, and optimization of Azure services, Microsoft 365 applications, and Intune for device management.
- Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform to automate the deployment and management of cloud resources.
- Develop and document comprehensive migration strategies for transitioning on-premises infrastructure and applications to the cloud.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of Microsoft cloud solutions with existing systems and workflows.
- Conduct assessments and audits to identify areas for improvement in customers' cloud environments and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Deliver training sessions and workshops to educate customers on best practices for utilizing Microsoft cloud technologies.
- Stay updated on the latest trends and developments in Azure, Microsoft 365, and Intune, and evaluate their potential impact on client environments.
- Act as a trusted advisor to customers, providing ongoing support and guidance to help them maximize the value of their investments in Microsoft cloud services.
Desired Experience:
- 2 – 5 years of enterprise azure administration experience.
- Development background in Terraform (preferred), Bicep, or Azure Resource Manager.
- Deployment of:
- Landing zones
- Azure VMware Services
- Azure Virtual Desktop
- Cloud Volumes Ontap
- Azure Site Recovery and / or Zerto
- Azure AD / Entra
- Azure Lighthouse
- Firewalling, routing and NSGs
- Intune for device management
- Migrating to Microsoft 365, Exchange Online
- History in large scale datacentre services or enterprises.
- Formal education in IT is preferred.
Personal skills
- Willingness to go above and beyond
- The ability to multi-task and work across a range of projects and issues with various timelines and priorities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Very detail-oriented in planning, implementation, documentation, and follow-up
- The ability to work completely independently or with a team
- Reliable, on-time, personable, and customer-focused
- Poised and patient during onsite visits and phone-based support.
- Comfortable working with a variety of customers, other consultants, and vendors
- Energetic, able to switch gears quickly from task to task
- Desire to learn; independently and on the job.
Certificates (preferred)
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect
- Microsoft Azure Developer Associate
- Microsoft DevOps Engineer
- Microsoft Endpoint Administrator
- Microsoft 365 Administrator
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
All professional services consultants must possess or undergo Security Check (SC) clearance and National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) Vetting Level 3 (NPPV3). This clearance procedure is crucial to comply with security protocols and regulations necessary for engaging with certain clients.
Benefits:
- A diverse and inclusive culture
- We’ll encourage you to be yourself, and your best self, every day at work.
- Exciting and non-standard career pathways: Our flat structure offers all the support you need to learn, develop, grow and progress.
- Opportunities to collaborate: You’ll have the chance to engage with leading tech partners and build your own industry network.
- A commitment to your wellbeing : We offer private comprehensive health care cover and a range of health and wellbeing benefits to help you stay well, both in and out of work.
- Generous financial rewards: We’ll reward you financially with a great salary, an industry leading commission plan, and a good pension.
- Brilliant lifestyle benefits :You’ll get more out of life with everything from generous holiday entitlement and additional purchase scheme to paid charity day
- Locations
- United Kingdom
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
Senior Microsoft Cloud Consultant
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