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Cloud Engineer
The AA · Basingstoke, ENG, United Kingdom
Basingstoke, ENG, United KingdomFull timeHybrid
Remuneration
Not specified
Location
Basingstoke, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
The AA is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join their Azure Cloud team, focusing on the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud infrastructure within a complex enterprise environment. This role involves delivering scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions, participating in major migration and modernization initiatives, and driving automation and operational excellence.
Benefits
Annual BonusCash-Car AllowancePrivate Medical Insurance25 days annual leave plus bank holidaysHoliday buying schemeWorksave pension scheme with up to 7% employer contributionFree AA breakdown membership from Day 150% discount for family and friendsDiscounts on AA products including car and home insuranceEmployee discount schemeCar salary sacrifice schemeDiscounts on healthcare, shopping, holidays and moreCompany funded life assuranceDiverse learning and development opportunitiesDedicated Employee Assistance Programme24/7 remote GP service
Qualifications
- Strong hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting Azure cloud solutions within a complex enterprise environment.
- Proven experience delivering cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including transitioning services and infrastructure from on-premises environments into Azure.
- Deep understanding of Azure services, cloud architecture principles, and engineering best practice, with the ability to make sound technical decisions and solve complex challenges.
- Experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code, automation, and deployment pipelines using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell, or similar technologies.
- Strong knowledge of cloud security, resilience, monitoring, and operational support, with a focus on delivering reliable, scalable, and cost-effective services.
- Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, delivery, and business teams while supporting and sharing knowledge with colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and support Azure-based cloud solutions across infrastructure, platform, and software services.
- Deliver cloud migration and modernization initiatives, moving workloads from on-premises environments into Azure.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
- Monitor, optimize, and enhance cloud performance, availability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Support DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native application deployments in partnership with development teams.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues, drive service improvements, and share knowledge with colleagues and offshore teams.
Skills
ARM TemplatesAzureBicepPowerShellTerraform
Relocation
No