Cloud Engineering Manager

Cloud Engineering Manager£70,000 - £80,000 plus a bonus, generous pension and holiday allowance, hybrid working +moreEpsom, Surrey, KT17

We're looking for a Cloud Engineering Manager to lead a small engineering team responsible for low-level design, build, and secure operation of a scalable, reliable and cost-efficient Azure cloud environment.

This role bridges technical delivery and team leadership-you'll define engineering standards, mentor engineers, contribute to platform roadmaps, and ensure high levels of operational availability across the estate.

This is a hands-on, operations-focused role. It's ideal for an experienced Azure Engineer with team leadership experience or Cloud Engineering Manager who wants to remain close to the technology while managing a small team.

You'll play a key role in the day-to-day running of the cloud environment, with the autonomy to improve processes, while also contributing to projects and working closely with architects on design.

Key Responsibilities;

• Lead and manage a small cloud engineering team (work allocation, mentoring, performance management)
• Remain hands-on with Azure across deployment, configuration and maintenance
• Produce high-quality, Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation
• Support design and project delivery in collaboration with Solution Architects
• Manage Azure tenancy administration and optimisation
• Oversee cloud security, DLP and MFA implementation
• Support migration of legacy systems to Azure
• Manage backup strategy, disaster recovery (ASR) and capacity planning
• Maintain storage lifecycle (Blob, Files, SharePoint, OneDrive)
• Ensure CMDB accuracy and support Service Desk escalations
• Maintain monitoring tools, infrastructure diagrams and documentation
• Work within change control and governance processes in a regulated environment
• Support legacy infrastructure (on-prem and virtual) where required
• Produce management information (MI) on performance, cost and usage

A Typical Day

• Planning and prioritising team workloads
• Running team huddles / check-ins
• Hands-on engineering and troubleshooting
• Attending project meetings and working with architects
• Managing BAU tasks, escalations and ad-hoc issues

This is a varied, fast-paced role where adaptability is key.

What We're Looking For

• An experienced, hands-on Azure Engineer
• Previous management or team leadership experience
• Strong Low-Level Design (LLD) capability
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills-this is a collaborative role
• Experience working in a regulated or process-driven environment
• A proactive, organised and detail-focused approach

Essential Skills & Experience

• Microsoft Azure administration (networking, firewalls, DR, tenancy)
• Azure Site Recovery (ASR) and disaster recovery testing
• Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online)
• Windows Server deployment and administration
• Cloud security (DLP, MFA)
• Backup technologies (including Veeam)
• Strong experience with documentation, governance and change control

Certifications (Required)

• AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator , AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

Desirable - AWS exposure, VDI platforms (Azure Virtual Desktop, Horizon), Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM, Azure DevOps), SQL Server administration