Senior Cloud Engineer
I am seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of the design, stability, and continual improvement of my clients cloud and infrastructure platforms. This role provides senior technical leadership, acts as an escalation point for complex issues, and supports the development of engineering best practice across the organisation.
You will play a key role in shaping their cloud-first strategy, ensuring their platforms remain secure, reliable, scalable, and aligned to organisational standards. The role also supports their managed service offering, participating in pre-sales technical discussions and overseeing the secure technical onboarding of new partner organisations.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with strong technical depth and leadership capability to make a significant impact within a growing, modern infrastructure function.
Key Responsibilities:- Act as a senior escalation point for complex cloud and infrastructure issues.
- Lead controlled changes across cloud platforms and on-premise infrastructure in line with security and governance processes.
- Drive continuous improvement of infrastructure standards, operational processes, and platform resilience.
- Manage technical onboarding for new managed-service customers, ensuring secure, standardised, and compliant environments.
- Represent the Infrastructure function in pre-sales engagement, showcasing technology approach and platform capability.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to infrastructure and service desk teams.
- Maintain clear and accurate documentation, runbooks, and standards.
- Manage workload independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Willingness to travel between UK and ROI sites when required.
- Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate, Azure Security, Azure Solutions Architect (or equivalent commercial experience).
- Strong experience across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and hybrid identity environments.
- Demonstrable experience designing and troubleshooting complex LAN, WAN, and cloud-connected networks.
- Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, and cost optimisation.
- Excellent documentation, reporting, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to mentor engineers and contribute to team capability uplift.
- Commercial awareness with a cost-conscious approach to solution design.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, technologies, and business needs.
- Full UK driving licence and ability to travel when required.
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave + birthday leave
- Flexible benefits
- Option to purchase additional holidays
- Enhanced family-friendly policies
- Cycle to work scheme