Senior Cloud Security & Solutions Architect

Role: Senior Cloud Security & Solutions Architect

Department: Infrastructure & Operations, Digital Services Directorate

Grade: 8 (£48,822 - £58,260) plus 15% Market Supplement

Responsible to: Microsoft Services Technical Manager

Campus: Any - Hybrid (Belfast, Coleraine, Derry~Londonderry)

Reference: (phone number removed)

- ABOUT US -

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation, and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social, and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation, and technology and knowledge transfer.

- THE ROLE -

The postholder will specialise in Azure Cloud Technologies, leading in architecting, implementing, and optimising cloud solutions to ensure the design of scalable and resilient architectures that support digital transformation initiatives, large-scale migrations, and cloud-native development projects. The remit of the role extends to supporting and maintaining the University’s Cloud-Based Microsoft Enterprise configurations, incorporating Azure Cloud Services, elements of the Microsoft Security Ecosystem, including Defender for Cloud and Defender for Cloud Apps and Azure Governance, Security and Compliance, embedding security by design and secure by default principles from day one.

This is an exciting time to join the Microsoft Technical Services Team at Ulster University as we embark on a major cloud transformation journey. As a senior member of the team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping this transformation, implementing cloud infrastructure in line with best practice guidance such as the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). You’ll have direct access to Microsoft subject matter experts, ensuring you’re supported by world-class technical insight as you help define and deliver our cloud strategy. We place a strong emphasis on professional development, actively supporting industry-recognised certifications and encouraging our team to diversify and deepen their skillsets across the wider Infrastructure & Operations Division.

We're offering a 15% Market Supplement for this role, reflecting our commitment to attract top talent in the industry. This additional compensation ensures that your expertise and contributions are recognised and rewarded in line with current market standards.

- ABOUT YOU -

- Degree or postgraduate qualification in an Information Technology / Computer Science related discipline, or demonstrable appropriate level and range of professional experience

- Experience in architecting, implementing and deploying Azure infrastructure using secure by default principles from design through to production

- Experience of deploying, managing and supporting any three of the following technologies in a large organisation:

- Cost Optimisation and FinOps

- Governance and Compliance via Azure Policy

- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling such as Terraform and Bicep

- Microsoft Cloud Security Tools (Defender for Cloud and Cloud Apps)

- Containerisation technologies, including Azure Kubernetes

- Azure Networking Architectures

- Log Collection Tools and Analysis (Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, etc.)

- Experience and proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, Bash, etc.)

- Strong experience of supporting, managing and developing the following Azure Infrastructure technologies: Networking, Security, Storage, and Compute

Please find our employee benefits on our website.

Ulster University holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality in higher education. You can read more about what this means on our University website. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family-friendly working environment, including flexible working.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities. Appointment will be made on merit