Cloud Manager (MS Azure Focus)

Cloud Manager

Employment Type: Full-time

Location Type: Remote (UK-wide) or Hybrid (London Canary Wharf office)

Position Overview

Newsweek, a global media organization with over 90 years of audience trust, is seeking a Cloud Manager to assist in the design, delivery, and administration of Cloud solutions across platforms like Microsoft, Google, and AWS, with a primary emphasis on Microsoft Azure. This role involves collaborating with business users, IT personnel, and key stakeholders to optimize cloud environments. The Cloud Manager will serve as the subject matter expert on Cloud Infrastructure, combining hands-on technical expertise with strategic oversight of cloud strategy, architecture, operations, security, costs, and potential team/vendor management.

Key Responsibilities

Platforms

• Work with multiple cloud platforms including Microsoft 365, Google, Azure, and AWS, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure.

Microsoft Azure

• Design, develop, and maintain data processing and analytics infrastructure on the Azure platform.
• Implement data pipelines using the Microsoft Stack.
• Implement and administer Azure Kubernetes.
• Provision and manage various Azure resources (VMs, App Services, storage).
• Implement and manage Azure networking.
• Implement security, privacy, and compliance measures.
• Monitor resources and implement backup and recovery strategies.
• Manage Azure Active Directory.
• Implement scaling and auto-scaling solutions.
• Manage Azure costs.
• Diagnose and resolve Azure issues.
• Drive projects independently.
• Drive automation and evaluate emerging technologies.
• Deliver advanced AI solutions at a rapid pace.

Collaboration

• Collaborate with Business users, IT personnel, key stakeholders, Cybersecurity teams, Cloud Engineers, DevOps teams, IT support staff, Product Owners, and Architects.
• Participate in team meetings and workshops.

Documentation

• Document business processes, changes, and technical details.
• Develop policies and procedures in collaboration with stakeholders.

Continuous Development

• Keep skills current by learning new IT solutions and updating existing ones.
• Evaluate emerging technologies.
• Provide training and guidance to IT teams and relevant parties on cloud technologies, automation, and security best practices.
• Support the team on various IT projects.
• Proactively identify new solutions to improve operations and champion their rollout.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties to meet the needs of the business.

Qualifications

• Experience relevant to the job responsibilities and a strong understanding of cloud computing technology (Microsoft, Google, AWS etc.).
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Azure Platform with a strong understanding of Azure offerings.
• Experience with Azure Active Directory and provisioning Azure Services.
• Familiarity with automation tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
• Microsoft Azure certifications are beneficial.

Company Information

Newsweek is the global media organization that has earned audience time and trust for more than 90 years. Newsweek reaches 100 million people each month with thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia.

Newsweek is an equal opportunity employer. We seek employees of diverse backgrounds and are committed to providing an inclusive, equitable, and respectful workplace.