Enterprise Services Principal Administrator, Cloud

Our client, a leading company in the retail sector, is seeking an Enterprise Services Principal Administrator for Cloud to join their IT team in a permanent capacity. This role is integral in transitioning the company to a modern cloud-native infrastructure while supporting the existing on-premises data centres.

• Cultivate positive and collaborative relationships across current IT teams
• Develop and maintain current and future state Infrastructure Landscapes
• Create and maintain 3-5 year infrastructure roadmaps
• Lead the cloud adoption strategy across the IT Organisation
• Advise business and technology groups on future infrastructure solutions, outlining risks, costs, benefits, and capabilities
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of IT industry best practices, technologies, and emerging technologies
• Identify infrastructure risks and propose alternatives and solutions
• Ensure the overall integrity of the infrastructure architecture is maintained

• Experience in IT Infrastructure as Code (IaC) covering Ansible, Terraform, GitLab, Kubernetes, Entra, AD, and Azure Infrastructure
• Clear leadership in infrastructure transformation with a focus on delivery and optimisation
• Hands-on experience to educate current teams and accelerate BAU and delivery programs
• Experience in Azure Networking (vWAN, Azure Firewall, Express Route) and Azure Policy Governance
• Adept in Azure FinOps / Cost Optimisation
• In-depth knowledge around infrastructure automation and orchestration (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, GitLab)
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Technologies, Ubuntu, Red Hat, VMWare VCF, Data Centre, Enterprise networking, WAN/LAN/WLAN, Routing, Firewall, IDS/IPS, WAN optimisation, ZTNA services, Load Balancing
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure Security, PAM, IAM, and Cloud Authentication