Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Job Title:

Senior Cloud Network Engineer Type:
Full Time / 37.50 hours per week / Hybrid – HO is based in Northampton You need to live within a reasonable commuting distance to the HO in Northampton – weekly attendance is expected

Salary DOE from £55k per annum

The closing date for this 07th July 2026 or until the right candidate is hired

All internal candidates need to attach a full and relevant CVPurpose of Role:

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to join our Network Team at Bright Horizons.

The role will focus on Microsoft Azure and You will provide support design and maintain our multi cloud infrastructure.

You will leverage your expertise in multi-region and multi-cloud network architecture to ensure optimal performance,security and scalability across our cloud environments with emphasis on automation, reliability and governance.

What We Can Offer You Our benefits include but are not limited to.

Flexible working and holiday entitlements

Discounted childcare in one of our nurseries

Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more

Wide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily life

Why Bright Horizons?

We’ve been voted Great Place to Work for the last 17 consecutive years, as well as being awarded the newly created Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women 2022.Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK. Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence – with 98% of our 300+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.

We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

Key Accountabilities:

Cloud Network Architecture & Design Design and implement Azure network architectures including VNets Subnet Models.

Develop hybrid connectivity solutions (VPN, Express Route) between on-premises and Azure environments

Architect highly available and fault-tolerant network solutions across regions.

Implementation & Operations Deploy and manage core Azure networking services:

Azure Virtual Network (VNet)
Fortinet (Fort-ADC Load Balancers)
Azure Firewall and NSGsPrivate Endpoints / Service Endpoints Monitor network performance and troubleshoot latency, routing, and connectivity issues

Optimize network performance and cost efficiency

Security & Compliance Implement network security controls aligned with Zero Trust principles

Design segmentation strategies using NSX & Fortigate Firewalls.

Ensure compliance with internal policies and external standards.

Conduct network risk assessments and remediation.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as:

Terraform & Ansible.

Automate network provisioning, configuration, and validation workflows

Collaboration & Leadership Partner with cloud architects, Dev Ops engineers, and security teams

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers

Contribute to design reviews and architectural governance.

Key Deliverables / Success Metrics Reliable, secure, and scalable Azure network architecture

Reduced incident rates and faster resolution times

Increased automation and reduced manual intervention

Compliance with security and governance standards

Essential

Experience:

Technical Expertise Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK.5–8+ years in network engineering, with at least 3+ years in Azure Strong knowledge of:

TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, routing protocols

Network security principles and firewalls

Hands-on experience with:

Azure networking services (VNet, Express Route, VPN Gateway, Fortinet Firewalls)
Cloud & Dev Ops Experience  with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Ansible)
Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions)
Scripting skills (Power Shell, Python, or Bash)
Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Experience with Azure Monitor, Network Watcher, and Log Analytics Strong diagnostic and…