General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

We are seeking a skilled Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our dynamic IT team.

You will work with vendors, architectural teams and department management to continually improve information technology infrastructure as well as drive the adoption of the latest technologies.

You will work closely with the IT Leadership team to deliver transformation aligned to a “Cloud First” strategy.

You will provide mentoring and training to others both within and outside of the IT Services department.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on Azure
• Manage and monitor cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Bicep, Terraform or ARM templates
• Collaborate with teams to ensure seamless integration of applications with cloud services
• Automate cloud operations and workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Ensure compliance with security policies and best practices

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To be successful in this role you will be experienced in virtualization and modern cloud technologies and contribute to helping shape our infrastructure services as a whole to provide assurance, stability and reliability across delivery and support of IT projects, programs and services.

You will bring:

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure as a subject matter expert (SME)
• Significant background and experience in IT infrastructure support and implementation activities
• Certifications in fields of expertise are an asset, such as Microsoft Azure, etc. but not required.

Salary for this position is £42,400 to £53,000, depending on experience plus our excellent flexible benefits package.

We offer hybrid working - for this role ideally we are looking for an average of 2 days per week per month on site.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits: 

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off. 
• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company. 
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits 

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company - learn more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email [email protected] if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme. For more information on the Disability confident scheme in General Dynamics click here.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks