Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Overview

In this role, you lead a small cloud-focused team to deliver Derbyshire’s cloud migration ambitions, moving from on-premises to Microsoft Azure. You shape and execute the cloud strategy, ensuring secure, resilient, and cost-effective services for citizens. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to enable modern ways of working and drive meaningful change in a transformation-heavy environment.

Pay / Benefits

• 27 days annual leave
• Flexi time
• Local government pension scheme
• Incremental pay increases
• Cycle to work scheme
• Professional development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small technical team within Digital Services to deliver proactive cloud services
• Drive the migration from on-premises data centres to Microsoft Azure and manage Azure compute, networking, and related services
• Ensure services meet agreed standards and levels, with a focus on security, resilience, and cost-effectiveness
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into cloud solutions
• Champion new ways of working, innovation, flexibility, and forward planning within the cloud function
• Provide technical leadership and governance in ITIL-aligned, security-conscious operations
• Participate in cloud migration programmes involving datacentre, server, and application moves
• Support the New Ways of Working programme to modernise critical services

Key requirements

• Extensive experience with Microsoft 365 administration (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, Intune, Copilot)
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, MFA, identity governance, hybrid identity, and Zero Trust
• Proven experience managing Azure IaaS and PaaS services, VMs, storage, monitoring, automation, backup, DR, and cost optimization
• Expertise in Azure networking and enterprise connectivity (VNets, firewalls, VPNs, ExpressRoute, SD-WAN, DNS, DHCP, ZTNA)
• Track record leading cloud migration programmes covering data centre, server, application, and file migrations
• Technical leadership and service management, including supplier management and ITIL/governance compliance
• Strong communication and ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• First-line management or readiness to lead a small technical team

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Collaborative leadership and team development
• Stakeholder engagement and requirement translation
• Microsoft 365 administration (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, Intune, Copilot)
• Microsoft Entra ID and Zero Trust security
• Azure IaaS and PaaS management

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