Lead Engineer

Payroll solutions industry, focused on a large-scale transformation from on-premise Windows-based infrastructure to Microsoft Azure IaaS.

• Senior-level experience with Azure IaaS architecture and migration.
• Strong background with Windows Server, Active Directory, SQL Server, and IIS.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Ansible and Terraform.
• Ability to convert manual infrastructure processes into IaC frameworks.
• Strong PowerShell skills, with an emphasis on refactoring into IaC modules.
• Experience building CI/CD-integrated infrastructure pipelines.
• Experience with automating multi-environment, multi-tenant deployments.

Nice to have:

• VMware-to-Azure migration experience.
• Knowledge of Azure networking and security architecture.
• Experience in fast-paced transformation programmes.

• Define standard patterns for Azure IaaS aligned with Landing Zones, RBAC, security, and networking.
• Build reusable, validated templates for Windows VMs, networking, and security configurations.
• Lead adoption of Ansible and Terraform for provisioning and configuration automation.
• Automate provisioning for Windows Server and associated services.
• Build Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions pipelines for IaC validation and deployment.
• Standardise pre- and post-migration validation checks to ensure production readiness.
• Provide architectural direction and mentor internal engineers in IaC and cloud automation.