Cloud Engineer

Information & Digital Group – Infrastructure & Operations

Position Type:
Permanent

Salary: £47,389 to £56,535 per annum

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cloud and Hosting team at Warwick and help us build the future of both on premise infrastructure and Cloud-hosted infrastructure. Warwick is a top‑20 European University and a top‑10 UK university, with a focus on excellence, entrepreneurialism and a cosmopolitan outlook. You’ll be joining a high‑performing team with deep technical experience in current hosting technologies.

• Be passionate about cloud technologies, with strong hands‑on experience designing, implementing and supporting services in Microsoft Azure within a large and complex enterprise environment.
• Hold relevant Azure certifications (e.g., AZ‑104, AZ‑305) or be able to demonstrate equivalent practical experience.
• Be flexible, adaptable and eager to learn new technologies and ways of working.
• Be experienced in infrastructure automation, with strong Power Shell skills and a track record of using automation to improve efficiency, consistency and service quality. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approaches, including Terraform and/or Bicep, for the deployment and management of Azure resources is highly desirable.
• Be able to demonstrate excellent stakeholder management skills and a customer‑focused approach, building effective relationships and delivering solutions that meet business needs.
• Possess a strong understanding of Azure networking services and concepts, including Virtual Networks (VNets), Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Firewall, Load Balancers, Application Gateways, Private Endpoints, DNS, Express Route, VPNs, routing and hybrid connectivity between Azure and on‑premises environments. Knowledge of enterprise storage technologies would also be advantageous.
• Have experience of working within hybrid cloud environments that integrate Azure with on‑premises infrastructure.
• Have experience with Infrastructure as Code, Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub, or other cloud automation and CI/CD tooling.

• Experience with VMware technologies within a complex enterprise environment, including an understanding of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Knowledge of Windows Server administration and enterprise hosting platforms.

• Attractive pension scheme.
• 30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
• Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
• Onsite childcare facilities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.
• Access to flexible working arrangements.

Friday 7th August 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

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