Senior Cloud Engineer

Cantarus; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud solutions provider in Manchester is seeking a talented individual with expertise in cloud infrastructure management to join their team. You will primarily work with Azure and AWS services, configuring environments and ensuring cybersecurity protocols. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 2 years' experience in similar roles, strong knowledge in CDN management, and a passion for technology. The role includes opportunities for continuous professional development and offers a hybrid working model.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus public holidays and birthday

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Continuing Professional Development program

Cycle to work scheme

Monthly company social events

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in a similar role.
• Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS.
• Experience with CDN management, especially Cloudflare.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain Azure web and application hosting.
• Manage AWS services including ECS/EKS.
• Implement cybersecurity policies across the organization.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure knowledge

Configuration of Azure and AWS services

Linux server management

Networking technologies

Excellent communication skills

Self-motivated

CI/CD tools (Gitlab/Github)

Education

Microsoft AZ-104 or higher qualification

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Cloudflare

Job description

We are looking for a talented candidate with good all-round cloud infrastructure knowledge to become a member of our team, building and maintaining our Azure and AWS cloud environments. You will work with a friendly and relaxed team in a working culture that actively encourages team members to deepen their existing knowledge by learning cutting-edge technologies and best practices.

Overview

Our ideal candidate will be self-motivated, hands-on, and passionate about delivering a significant contribution to the team in our fast-paced working environment. Our business is built on trusting and empowering our people. We believe that the best way to learn, is to do, and we support this by providing comprehensive training resources within the framework of a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program. You won’t spend unnecessary time waiting to start the ‘real work’, you will be given the opportunity to develop your skills, build your experience and make a meaningful impact as soon as you are ready.

• Configuring Azure web and application hosting using IaC (Terraform/Ansible)
• Configuring and maintaining Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for mobile app hosting
• Configuring and maintaining AWS services (e.g. ECS/EKS)
• Configuring and maintaining Cloudflare CDN/WAF
• Configuring Linux and Windows virtual machines
• Maintaining FortiGate firewalls using Terraform
• Maintaining cybersecurity policies for the organisation (Defender, Entra, Intune)
• Occasional out-of-hours maintenance and support

Preferred Experience

• 2+ years’ previous experience in a similar role
• Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS (especially for website hosting)
• CDN management (e.g. Cloudflare)
• Management and configuration of Microsoft Windows Server (inc. AD, DNS, IIS and SQL Server)
• Management and configuration of Linux servers (especially Debian-based)
• Networking technologies (Switches, Firewalls, ZTNA solutions)
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, continually evolving working environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-motivated and delivery focused
• CI/CD (Gitlab/Github)
• IaC (Terraform/Ansible)
• Microsoft AZ-104 or higher qualification

What to expect with the role:

Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive and negotiable based on experience

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week

Monday - Friday (Core hours 10:00am - 4:00pm)

Holiday: 25 days per annum, plus public holidays and your birthday

Reporting in to: Matt Elloy

Pension: Entry to company pension scheme after three months’ employment; employer contribution of 5% of basic salary (on top of basic salary).

Training & CPD: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training program with allocated training time (at least 5 days per annum) and budget.

• Manchester city centre office with a hybrid working model (minimum 2 days per week office working required)
• Annual pay and performance reviews
• Monthly company social event
• Company laptop
• Cycle to work scheme
• Excellent maternity and paternity packages

We are a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people. If you have the necessary skills and experience as outlined in the specification, you will be offered an interview in the same way as any other applicant. As part of this scheme, we are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team at [emailprotected] or on [phone] and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.