Cloud Engineering Lead - Healthcare IT Transformation

Cygnet Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private mental healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Head of Cloud Engineering to lead its cloud strategy and architecture. This pivotal role involves overseeing the migration from on-premise systems to cloud solutions and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud engineering, particularly within a healthcare setting, and a strong expertise in Azure. The position offers competitive compensation, healthcare benefits, and the chance to contribute to impactful healthcare transformation.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private healthcare

Pension

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cloud engineering, architecture, and migration projects.
• Strong expertise in Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
• Experience with cloud security frameworks and compliance in healthcare.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Strong understanding of networking and security best practices.
• Experience leading a team of cloud engineers or DevOps professionals.
• Knowledge of cost optimization in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the cloud strategy aligned with healthcare regulations.
• Oversee cloud migration ensuring minimal disruption.
• Implement cloud governance, cost optimization, and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations.
• Optimize cloud costs via effective capacity planning.
• Manage relationships with cloud service providers.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Azure expertise

Cloud security frameworks

Infrastructure as Code

Networking

Team leadership

Cost optimization

Education

Relevant degree in IT or engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Azure

Job description

A leading private mental healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Head of Cloud Engineering to lead its cloud strategy and architecture. This pivotal role involves overseeing the migration from on-premise systems to cloud solutions and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud engineering, particularly within a healthcare setting, and a strong expertise in Azure. The position offers competitive compensation, healthcare benefits, and the chance to contribute to impactful healthcare transformation.