Senior Cloud Engineer, Cloud COE

Senior Cloud Engineer – Cloud COE

• Build, configure, and manage Azure infrastructure services including compute, storage, networking, backup, and platform services.
• Support deployment of enterprise landing zones, shared services, and workload environments.
• Implement cloud solutions aligned with architecture patterns and enterprise standards.
• Work closely with Tech Lead and Architecture teams to deliver strategic cloud initiatives.
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules and reusable infrastructure components.
• Deliver infrastructure provisioning via CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub / Azure Dev Ops).
• Ensure infrastructure deployments are consistent, version‑controlled, and policy‑compliant.
• Manage drift detection, environment consistency, and release governance.

• Hands‑on engineering across Subscriptions, Management Groups, RBAC, Policy, Virtual Machines, Storage, Backup, DR, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Private Endpoints and secure service exposure.
• Implement secure‑by‑design configurations aligned to enterprise cloud controls.

• Deploy, configure, and support AKS clusters.
• Manage cluster scaling, patching, upgrades, and networking integration.
• Support container platform operations including monitoring and reliability.
• Collaborate with application teams for containerised workload deployments.

• Support AVS environments including connectivity, operations, and monitoring.
• Assist with workload migrations and integration with Azure‑native services.
• Work with infrastructure teams to ensure stable hybrid VMware‑cloud operations.

• Implement and manage Azure Arc‑enabled servers and services.
• Apply governance, policy, and monitoring across hybrid estates.
• Support consistency of operations across on‑prem, AVS, and Azure‑native environments.

• Configure and manage VNets, NSGs, UDRs, VPN Gateway, Express Route, Private Endpoints, DNS.
• Troubleshoot hybrid connectivity and latency issues.
• Support secure network design and segmentation.

• Support Microsoft Entra  (Azure AD) configurations and integrations.
• Implement RBAC, SSO, and least privilege access models.
• Assist with security controls, compliance policies, and remediation activities.

• Support business‑as‑usual (BAU) cloud operations across environments.
• Monitor cloud services using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and alerting tools.
• Investigate incidents, perform root‑cause analysis, and implement fixes.
• Maintain platform stability, uptime, and service performance.

• Work closely with Cloud COE team, Platform Engineering, Security and Architecture teams to contribute to internal Tech Architecture Board.
• Contribute to reusable templates, standards, and best‑practice.
• Drive automation‑first mindset and continuous improvement.

• 5+ years of hands‑on cloud engineering experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Strong Terraform (IaC) experience – module design, pipelines, governance.
• Deep knowledge of core Azure services (compute, storage, networking, identity).
• Hands‑on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure networking, Microsoft Entra  / RBAC.
• Experience supporting BAU operations, incident management, and troubleshooting.
• Strong scripting skills (Power Shell, Bash, or Python).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub / Azure Dev Ops).
• Understanding of cloud security and governance best practices.
• Experience working in enterprise‑scale environments.

• Experience with Azure VMware Solution (AVS).
• Experience with Azure Arc (hybrid governance and management).
• Exposure to Fin Ops / cost optimization practices.
• Certifications:
  
  AZ‑104, AZ‑305, AZ‑700, Terraform certification.
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments.

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations.
• Generous holiday policies.
• Excellent health and wellbeing benefits.
• Paid volunteer time.
• Professional development and certifications.
• Parental leave benefits.
• Access to Headspace.
• Employee events and networking opportunities.
• Subsidised lunch allowance.
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