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Senior Cloud Engineer
NEXT · Leicester, ENG, United Kingdom
Leicester, ENG, United Kingdom63,000-70,200 GBP/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
Company performance-based bonus; Sharesave scheme; employee discounts; on-site nursery; digital GP and wellbeing services; free parking; financial wellbeing services; apprenticeship opportunities; support networks; discounted gym memberships.
Location
Leicester, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
Build and enhance scalable, reliable, and secure cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and GCP. The role develops Terraform infrastructure-as-code modules, automates PaaS deployments, applies Azure governance policies, and improves monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery. Senior-level work also includes mentoring engineers, leading technical workshops, and translating business requirements into architectural designs.
Benefits
Company performance-based bonusSharesave schemeEmployee discountsOn-site nurseryDigital GP and wellbeing servicesFree on-site parkingFinancial wellbeing servicesApprenticeship opportunitiesSupport networksDiscounted gym memberships
Qualifications
- Experience with Azure foundations, governance, and scaffolding, plus working knowledge of GCP.
- Understanding of networking architecture, including ExpressRoute, Virtual Networks, and firewalls.
- Experience with Entra ID and RBAC.
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Ansible, and PowerShell.
- Familiarity with Azure SQL, AKS, Log Analytics, and App Insights.
- Ability to scope and plan complex projects and translate requirements into practical solutions.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain Terraform infrastructure-as-code solutions and shared modules.
- Automate platform resource management and consistent deployment of PaaS services, including serverless functions, databases, and containers.
- Apply Azure Policy and internal standards to maintain configuration integrity and security.
- Implement proactive monitoring and alerting; participate in incident response and disaster recovery.
- Collaborate with technology teams to integrate infrastructure.
- At senior level, mentor team members, lead technical workshops, develop architectural designs, and coordinate resolution of major incidents.
Skills
AKSAnsibleAzureAzure DevOpsGCPPowerShellTerraform
Industry
Retail
Relocation
No