Senior Azure Consultant at Phoenix

Setup: Remote, Hybrid
Location: Pocklington, England
Level: Senior
Posted: Apr 24, 2026

Description

Phoenix, a leading UK IT solutions and managed service provider specializing in the public sector, is seeking a Senior Azure Consultant. The role involves leading the architecture, delivery, and governance of Microsoft Azure solutions, translating business requirements into secure, scalable, and cost-optimized Azure architectures. Responsibilities include designing and delivering Azure solutions, producing technical documentation, architecting for high availability and disaster recovery, deploying Azure services, implementing IaC, ensuring compliance with governance standards, and providing cost optimization recommendations.

Required Skills

Azure solutions
networking
security
identity
compute
PaaS services
Terraform
Bicep
hybrid cloud architectures
enterprise Azure environments
consultancy engagements
workshops
stakeholder management
written and verbal communication skills
cost-conscious and governance-focused mindset

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Strong hands-on experience designing and delivering Azure solutions in customer-facing environments.
Deep knowledge of Azure networking, security, identity, compute and PaaS services.
Proven experience deploying and managing infrastructure using Terraform and/or Bicep.
Strong understanding of hybrid cloud architectures and enterprise Azure environments.
Experience delivering consultancy engagements, leading workshops and managing stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications: Microsoft certifications such as AZ-305, AZ-104 and AZ-500 preferred.
Public sector experience (e.g. councils, NHS, education or charities) desirable.