Overview

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Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

Version 1 is an award-winning employer with values-driven culture and a focus on employee wellbeing, professional growth and financial stability.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers and Version 1 colleagues delivering high quality solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Engage with customers to understand requirements and identify solutions and opportunities.
• Use DevOps processes and tooling for the delivery of IaaS and PaaS services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Produce and contribute to high quality documentation.

All of this will be done with the support and collaboration of our Cloud Platform Team; contribute to technical decisions and team development initiatives in our collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Leading on technical designs based on customer requirements, communicating to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with DNS (cloud-native services and/or DNS in general e.g. BIND). Familiarisation with the existing implementation of private DNS resolution (mixture of IaaS and PaaS).
• Delivery of Azure technologies and solutions that are highly available, high performing, and secure, according to best practices noted in the Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework.
• Working with cloud-native solutions and services.
• Network and security solutions and services.
• Using DevOps and IaC tooling.
• Identifying solutions for Cloud deployments and project issues or blockers, taking the lead in resolution.
• Continual learning and development to keep track of emerging technologies.
• Good commercial awareness and ability to articulate commercial impacts of technical challenges and opportunities.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we offer a comprehensive benefits package prioritising wellbeing, professional growth and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme.
• Career progression and mentorship through Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with quarterly Pathways Career Development.
• Flexible/remote working to support work-life balance.
• Financial wellbeing: Pension, Private Healthcare, Life Assurance, financial advice and Employee Discount scheme.
• Wellbeing programmes: Gym discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and more. Generous holiday allowance and enhanced leave policies.
• Educational support for certifications (AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat).
• Rewards such as Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards and recognition platforms.
• Environmental, Social and Community initiatives promoting diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

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