Cloud Engineering Specialist

# Cloud Engineering Specialist Job Req  Date: 31 Dec 2025

Function:
Security Unit:
Business

Location:

Cheltenham, Cheltenham, United Kingdom Salary:
Competitive Salary + Benefits
** Recruiter:
Krystle James
**** Career Grade: D
**** Internal Closing Date: 05/01/26**#BTSEC
25

Due to the sensitive nature of this role, you may be required to undergo DV (Developed Vetting) level Security Clearance (. An allowance of £5k per annum may be payable monthly while you hold this DV and continue to work in a role that requires that level of security clearance. The terms of this allowance will be made available if you are successful in being recruited into this role.

Security isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind when you think of BT, but when it comes to keeping everyone safely connected, We Are The Protectors. We deal with thousands of cyber-attacks every day, so that millions of people can safely go about their daily lives and run their businesses.
We deliver vital work at scale, with real breadth and impact. We connect for good.  You'll be joining a specialist security team that is a trusted partner to governments worldwide, protecting critical national infrastructure and committed to the safety and security of our nation and global communities. Our mission focused work is innovative, inspiring and technologically challenging in a way that makes every day different and stimulating.

We provide the opportunity to work on rare projects, with exciting tools and brilliant people. Everyone has access to unparalleled professional and personal development opportunities and your contribution is always valued.##
** Why this job matters
** The Cloud Engineering Specialist independently implements core infrastructure and security services in Amazon Web Services to deliver highly available and scalable services, automating time intensive processes whilst and meeting security and compliance objectives in all aspects of the secure cloud ecosystem.
** This job role can be based in London, Cheltenham or Ipswich. Onsite (5 days office based). Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. DV Security Clearance is required. Must have lived in UK for 10+ years to obtain clearance.**##
** What you’ll be doing
*** Be hands on in the build and development of world class secure cloud-based solutions as part of an agile delivery team.
* Lead the design of cloud solutions.
* Work directly with our customers to understand their requirements.
* Working with support teams to enable management and monitoring of cloud-based systems, and their ongoing support.
* Provide some third line support to deployed cloud-based solutions.
* Line manage several more junior members of the team, assisting them in their professional development.## Essential Skills
* Cloud Architecture/Design
* Cloud Migration
* Cloud Deployment
* Software Development for Cloud
* Agile Methodologies## You'll definitely
* Have experience utilising AWS cloud services, both compute and appropriate managed services.
* Have expertise in developing for cloud, with experience in iterative full-stack development in appropriate languages (for example node.js or Python).
* Have experience in delivering Kubernetes or AWS EKS solutions.
* Have experience managing infrastructure-as-code, for example using Terraform or AWS Cloud Formation.
* Have experience managing or mentoring more junior colleagues.## You might even
* Have some experience with CI/CD pipelines, and tools such as Jenkins.
* Have experience automating specific management and maintenance activities, to support BAU tasks in complex systems environments. (e.g. new cloud account creation, bulk user management, environment housekeeping, monitoring and compliance).
* Have familiarity with micro-service and container based deployment strategies, and a zero trust authorization model.
* Some experience in the migration of on-prem solution to AWS.
* Have experience with other cloud platforms such as Azure and GCP.## Benefits
* Competitive salary
* 10% on target bonus (Depending on country based)
* BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
* 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
* Huge range of…