Cloud Engineer

Data Freelance Hub; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A Managed Service provider is seeking a Cloud Engineer for a Government Agency Managed Service contract in Southampton. This hybrid role requires expertise in AWS and Azure, along with eligibility for SC Clearance. You will act as a cloud representative for accounts and manage cloud service incidents effectively. The position offers 34 days of holiday, a pension scheme, and various family friendly policies.

Benefits

34 days holiday plus flexible options

Company pension scheme

Discounts on cinema, restaurants, and shopping

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Experience with supporting public cloud and/or traditional on-premises infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with VMware, Hyper-V, Windows/Linux servers.
• Eligibility for SC Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Act as the cloud representative for assigned customer accounts.
• Maintain proactive visibility of cloud service incidents.
• Identify cloud performance trends and emerging security threats.
• Assist in the cloud pre-staging of infrastructure.
• Attend and contribute to customer-facing meetings.

Skills

Expertise in AWS

Expertise in Azure

Expertise in VMware

Core networking knowledge

Tools

VMware

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Windows/Linux servers

Job description

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This role is for a Cloud Engineer on a Government Agency Managed Service contract, hybrid work in Southampton, with a pay rate of "Unknown." Key skills include expertise in AWS, Azure, VMware, and core networking. SC Clearance eligibility is required.

United Kingdom

Hybrid

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

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When you join our Engineering Team at Telent, you'll be empowered to innovate and drive common solutions, working closely with technical experts who are proud of the impact their work makes. Come join a high-performing team doing complex and critical work. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7. Reporting to the Head of Cloud Engineering, the Cloud Engineer will work on an exciting Government Agency Managed Service contract and act as the primary engineering representative for Telent, for on-premises or cloud-related technical initiatives. This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to be in our client’s office in the Southampton region 2-3 times per week.

Responsibilities

• Act as the cloud representative for assigned customer accounts, providing expertise on cloud and on-premises infrastructure
• Serve as the internal on-site escalation point for support issues and programmes
• Maintain proactive visibility of cloud service incidents across nominated customer environments, ensuring timely updates, escalation, and resolution aligned with SLAs
• Add value through insight-driven analysis, identifying cloud performance trends, emerging security threats, or vendor bulletins that may impact customer cloud environments
• Assist or lead in the cloud pre-staging of infrastructure, including virtual appliances, configurations, and scripts for customer cloud deployments or hybrid rollouts
• Attend and contribute to customer-facing meetings such as support reviews, project roadmaps, monthly service reviews, and weekly incident management sessions

Qualifications

• Experience with supporting public cloud and/or traditional on-premises infrastructure
• Knowledge and hands‑on experience with supporting infrastructure on VMware, Hyper‑V, Windows/Linux servers and/or on Microsoft Azure / AWS platforms
• Good understanding of core networking concepts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of engaging effectively with customers and internal teams
• Must be eligible for SC Clearance

Benefits

• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing portal
• Discounts on cinema, restaurants and shopping with Telent Reward scheme

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