Microsoft Azure Principal Engineer

Microsoft Azure Principal Engineer | Global Services Organisation

Location: Fully remote (UK based)
Engagement: Permanent
Package: Up to £85,000 base + bonus + benefits
Sponsorship: Unable to provide sponsorship for this position.

A Microsoft Azure Principal Engineer role with a global services organisation, owning the Azure architecture, products and services across a 24x7 global estate. This is a standalone, high-autonomy position: you will set the cloud engineering standards, solution new IaaS and PaaS requirements, and shape the Azure roadmap. Fully remote in the UK.

About our client

A global services organisation operating around the clock across multiple regions and time zones. Its global IT function manages a broad infrastructure estate spanning Azure cloud, on-premises data centres, networks and core platform services. As the business deepens its investment in cloud, it is strengthening its Azure capability with a principal-level hire who can own the product, services and roadmap end-to-end.

What you'll be doing as a Microsoft Azure Principal Engineer

• Owning the Azure architecture, products and services end-to-end, acting as SME and trusted technical partner to the business.
• Translating new Azure IaaS and PaaS requirements into HLD and LLD designs, with timelines and costings, delivered to expectations on quality, time and cost.
• Building secure, multi-subscription environments to Landing Zone principles, applying the Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption (CAF) frameworks.
• Owning Azure engineering standards, Infrastructure as Code and documentation across Azure DevOps Repos, Pipelines and Terraform.
• Developing the one to three year Azure service roadmap, managing capacity planning, annual Opex and governance.
• Partnering with the Cyber team, suppliers and Microsoft to drive security, remediation and continuous improvement.

What we're looking for from the Microsoft Azure Principal Engineer

• 5+ years designing and managing Azure IaaS, PaaS and Entra ID in large, global, 24x7 environments.
• Deep, hands-on experience of the Azure Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption (CAF) frameworks, and the Azure security framework.
• Proven Landing Zone design: multi-subscription patterns, blueprints, policy enforcement, VNets, NSGs, peering and tagging.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code and automation: Terraform, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Power Automate and Azure Automation.
• Consulting strength: translating business needs into solutions, estimating project costs and holding vendors to account.
• Comfortable operating in a highly matrixed, multi-vendor global environment.

Qualifications

• Microsoft Azure certifications, minimum AZ-104 and AZ-305, held and maintained.
• 5+ years in Azure infrastructure engineering within a large, global enterprise.
• ServiceNow, Jira and Kanban experience desirable.

Why join?

• True ownership. A standalone principal role where you own the Azure estate, standards and roadmap.
• Scale and complexity. A global, 24x7 environment with genuine engineering challenge.
• Remote-first in the UK.
• Senior visibility. A direct line to senior infrastructure leadership and an active Microsoft partnership.

How to apply

If this Microsoft Azure Principal Engineer role is of interest, apply now or contact Tom Bending at Entasis Partners for a confidential conversation.

Entasis Partners is committed to helping clients create a diverse environment and is proud to support equal-opportunity employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.