Associate Cloud Engineer

Overview

• Join the Cloud Engineering team, contributing directly to the build, operation, and improvement of our Azure cloud platform
• Work on core platform components that support all cloud-hosted workloads, including subscriptions, identity, networking, monitoring, and deployment automation
• Contribute to platform changes using Infrastructure as Code, follow established engineering and governance standards, and support the operation of live environments
• Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventative improvements
• Work closely with senior cloud engineers and architects to deliver platform roadmap items, improve reliability and security, and enable delivery teams through well-defined, well-documented cloud services
• Help take ownership of tasks, working methodically, and contributing to shared systems that are relied upon across the organisation

• Familiarity or practical experience working with Microsoft Azure
• A working understanding of core cloud services such as compute, storage, networking, and identity
• Experience (or strong interest) in Infrastructure as Code, ideally using Bicep
• Familiarity with using Azure Dev Ops or similar tools for source control and pipelines
• Understanding of why environments, subscriptions, and access controls are structured and governed
• Awareness of cloud security fundamentals such as identity, role-based access, and secure configuration
• Experience following engineering standards and change processes in shared environments
• Comfortable making controlled changes to production or pre-production systems
• Interest in monitoring, logging, and understanding how systems behave in real-world usage
• Ability to troubleshoot issues methodically and escalate appropriately when needed
• Willingness to document work clearly and keep platform documentation accurate
• A practical, detail-oriented mindset with care taken when working on shared infrastructure
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team
• Comfortable participating in agile ceremonies and collaborative planning sessions, where required
• Motivated to develop deeper expertise in cloud and platform engineering over time
• GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English at Grade C, 4 or above
• If you don t have this yet, you ll need to achieve this level through a function skills programme in your first year.
• Additional qualifications (one of the following): 96 UCAS points from three A levels (we accept General Studies)
• 112 UCAS points with at least 64 from two A levels or equivalent BTEC
• Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level three and 15 credits at level two
• A completed level three apprenticeship