Application Engineer - Cloud
JOB_53521084737736Job type
ContractLocation
BristolWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
InfrastructureIndustry
Technology & Internet ServicesPay
Circa £350 p/d Inside IR35 (Can be negotiable depending on experience)
Application Engineer - Azure - Contract - Mainly Remote
Hays are now looking for an Application Engineer for one of our local clients:
- Circa £350 p/d inside IR35
- Mainly Remote
- 1 day every 2 weeks in the office, the rest is WFH
The role involves application engineering and platform support for Microsoft 365 and cloud first applications, with hands-on experience in Azure data and development:
Example Of Development Areas
- CoPilot
- Power BI
- Loop
- Power Automate
- Microsoft Teams
- SharePoint
- Single sign-on technologies
- Azure data and development
- Source code repositories such as GitHub
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Activities:
- Develop and deploy world-class information systems, application software and database services according to the organisational digital team plan using the most appropriate tools and technologies.
- Produce high quality documentation for all applications developed in-house or otherwise, and ensure they are kept up to date.
- Research and review new and emerging technologies, products, software and database tools, providing business opportunities and advantages to the organisation.
- Maintain existing applications, including collecting change requirements, identifying opportunities for improvement and running workshops.
- Ensure that disaster recovery procedures are appropriate and liaise with operations staff to ensure they are regularly checked and tested.
- Provide software development and database support and advice to the Digital Team.
- Work closely with system intelligence and digital teams, providing them with software and database solutions and technical support.
Desirable Certifications and Knowledge
- Microsoft Certified Azure; Amazon Web Services; ITIL; PRINCE2; Agile; TOGAF to demonstrate industry best practices.
- Application engineering and platform support for Microsoft 365 and cloud‑first applications, with hands‑on experience in Azure data and development:
- Microsoft 365 platform: Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Platform integrations.
- Azure data / development: practical experience deploying and supporting data workloads, reports and cloud‑hosted applications.
- Application engineering: building, deploying, maintaining and supporting web or line‑of‑business applications in cloud or hybrid environments.
- Integration and identity: implementing single sign‑on, MFA, and connectors between M365 apps and other systems.
- Production support and operations: incident handling, runbooks, disaster recovery testing and operational handover.
- Documentation and governance: producing technical documentation, versioning records and DR procedures.
- Collaboration and supplier management: coordinating multi‑team delivery and managing third‑party suppliers for application projects.
If you have the above experience and you are looking for a new role, please apply now or send a copy of your CV to Jonathan.davies1@hays.com
Application Engineer - CloudJOB_535210847377362025-10-232026-01-21
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