Junior Azure Cloud / Infrastructure Engineer

About the Role

• We are looking for a Junior Azure Cloud / Infrastructure Engineer with foundational knowledge of Microsoft Azure, cloud infrastructure and DevOps to support the deployment, maintenance and monitoring of a health information platform hosted on Azure.
• The successful candidate does not need extensive production Azure experience but should understand the fundamentals of Azure and cloud infrastructure and have some hands-on exposure through work experience, projects, labs or certifications.
• You will work alongside experienced DevOps engineers to configure development and staging environments, support CI/CD pipelines and assist with the management and monitoring of Azure infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the configuration and maintenance of Azure cloud environments.
• Assist with setting up and managing development, staging and production infrastructure.
• Support CI/CD pipeline configuration and deployment processes.
• Assist with Azure identity and access management.
• Support the management of Azure resources, virtual networks and related infrastructure.
• Assist with database and application infrastructure management.
• Support security configurations, including access controls, firewall rules and network security.
• Monitor infrastructure and application performance and assist with troubleshooting.
• Assist with patching, system updates and routine infrastructure maintenance.
• Work with the DevOps team to investigate and resolve infrastructure issues.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation and configuration records.
• Follow established security and infrastructure management standards.
• Participate in knowledge transfer and gradually take ownership of assigned Azure infrastructure tasks.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Azure.
• Understanding of core Azure services and cloud infrastructure concepts.
• Basic knowledge of Azure Identity and Access Management IAM and role-based access control.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including virtual networks, subnets, firewalls and security groups.
• Basic understanding of CI/CD and deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with Linux server environments.
• Familiarity with Git and version control.
• Basic scripting or automation skills.
• Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read logs and interpret alerts
• Willingness to learn and work with production cloud infrastructure.

Desirable:

• Microsoft Azure certification such as AZ-900 or AZ-104.
• Exposure to Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure SQL or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Exposure to Azure Monitor and logging.
• Familiarity with Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or other CI/CD tools.
• Experience with Docker and containerised applications.
• Exposure to cloud security and infrastructure best practices.

Experience:

• 0–3 years of relevant experience is acceptable. Candidates with practical Azure projects, cloud labs, internships, certifications or personal projects are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates should be able to demonstrate that they have actually worked with or practised using Azure, rather than only having general knowledge of cloud computing.
• What matters most: foundational Azure knowledge, some hands-on exposure and the ability to learn and work effectively alongside an experienced DevOps team.