Senior Systems Engineer, Foundation Partners
Azure Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps
1-2 days a week in office
People strategy & operations consulting
Open for applications
People strategy & operations consulting
1-20 employees
Open for applications
1-2 days a week in office
1-20 employees
Company mission
To align clients' people strategy with their business strategy to help them achieve their mission.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of hands-on experience managing Azure cloud environments in a production setting
- Strong working knowledge of the broader Azure ecosystem: Azure AD (Entra ID), Networking, Security Centre, Policy, and Cost Management
- Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
- Solid proficiency in T-SQL — writing and tuning queries, stored procedures, and performance diagnostics
- Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Intune for device and application management
- Scripting ability in at least one of: PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Bash
- Understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, VPN, NSGs, load balancing)
Desirable
- Microsoft certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-400, AZ-500, or MS-102
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates)
- Familiarity with Azure Kubernetes Service or containerised workloads
- Exposure to Microsoft 365 administration alongside Intune
- Experience with monitoring and observability tooling (Grafana, Datadog, or Azure-native equivalents)
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer to own and evolve our cloud environment end-to-end
- In this role you will design, deploy, and maintain Azure infrastructure, build and optimise CI/CD pipelines, manage endpoint and device policies through Microsoft Intune, and support our data platform with hands-on SQL development
- You will be the go-to person for keeping our cloud estate secure, performant, and cost-effective
- Architect, provision, and manage Azure resources including Virtual Machines, App Services, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Azure AD, and Key Vault
- Define and enforce infrastructure-as-code practices using ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform
- Monitor environment health with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights; respond to alerts and drive root-cause resolution
- Manage identity, access, and security policies across the Azure tenant
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts, Boards)
- Automate provisioning, configuration, and release workflows using PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Bash
- Implement branching strategies, gated releases, and automated testing to ensure reliable deployments
- Manage container workloads where applicable (Azure Kubernetes Service, Container Apps, or Docker)
- Administer Microsoft Intune for device enrolment, compliance policies, app deployment, and conditional access
- Develop and maintain configuration profiles for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices
- Collaborate with the security team to enforce endpoint protection and zero-trust principles
- Write, optimise, and troubleshoot T-SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and functions within Azure SQL Database or SQL Server
- Support database maintenance tasks including indexing, performance tuning, backup, and disaster recovery
- Assist in data migration efforts to and from Azure data services
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Foundation Partners offers consulting to help businesses build strong people, culture and HR operations. It offers three service packages ranging from advice and guidance to the embedding of a fractional people team.
With a view that thriving people build thriving businesses, Foundation Partners provides companies with the experience and support to empower their people towards creating business success. It does so both on a strategic level as well as the day-to-day, making sure that companies can build for the future while ensuring their teams have what they need today.
With a wealth of experience within the company, Foundation Partners is a stand-out potential partner for any business that wants to build a better people function. Some of the clients the company has worked with include Vinted, Monzo, JustGiving, Accenture and Checkout.com.
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Company
Company benefits
- 25 day's holiday
Company HQ
Fitzrovia, London, UK
Leadership
Anouk Agussol
(Managing Partner)Director at the Amplified People Group and JBM, as well as Founder / CEO at Unleashed.Company. They are also a Fellow at Foundervine and have extensive experience in People Strategy and Culture.
Andy Meikle
(Managing Partner)Director at the Amplified People Group, JBM and Unleashed. Is an Investor / Advisor for The Octopus Club and has extensive experience in People and Operations.
Andrew Richardson
(Managing Partner)Director at the Amplified People Group, JBM and Unleashed. Is an Advisor at Abingdon Software Group and Antler and has extensive experience in People and Operations.
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