At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and enhance cloud and on-premise infrastructure while ensuring security and resilience.
- Company: Dynamic tech company focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Flexible working, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a team that values continuous improvement and offers excellent career progression.
- Why this job: Be a key player in securing and improving cutting-edge technology platforms.
- Qualifications: Experience in cloud technologies, cyber security, and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
We’re open to discussing flexible working
About the Role
We are looking for a Lead Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer, who will play a pivotal role in maintaining, supporting, and enhancing our cloud and on-premise technology platforms.
Working across Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and hybrid environments, you will ensure our infrastructure remains secure, resilient, and highly available.
You will act as the senior technical authority within the Cloud & Infrastructure team, leading complex technical activities, supporting major incidents, and driving the continuous improvement of our infrastructure estate.
A key focus of the role will be ensuring security vulnerabilities are identified, prioritised, and remediated effectively, helping to protect critical services and reduce organisational risk.
Key responsibilities include
- Leading the secure operation, maintenance, and enhancement of cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
- Managing the remediation of security vulnerabilities and ensuring patching activities are delivered within agreed timescales.
- Providing technical leadership during major incidents, operational issues, and infrastructure projects.
- Ensuring backup, recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery controls are in place and regularly tested.
- Acting as a technical authority for identity management, privileged access, and secure configuration practices.
- Working closely with Security Operations, Architecture, and Delivery teams to improve security, resilience, and operational maturity.
- Supporting incident, change, and problem management activities.
- Deputising for the Cloud & Infrastructure Service Manager when required, providing operational leadership and decision-making support.
- Driving automation, continuous improvement, and best practice across the infrastructure estate.
About You
We're looking for an experienced infrastructure professional with a strong background in cloud technologies, cyber security, and operational service delivery.
You’ll be a confident technical leader who can balance security, resilience, and business priorities while working collaboratively across teams.
You’ll bring
- Significant experience supporting and managing cloud infrastructure environments, particularly Microsoft Azure.
- Strong knowledge of identity and access management, including Microsoft Entra ID.
- Experience of vulnerability management, patching strategies, and risk-based remediation approaches.
- Practical understanding of backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity controls.
- Knowledge of privileged access management and secure configuration standards in cloud and hybrid environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions under pressure.
- Experience leading technical activities and providing guidance and mentorship to colleagues.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and take ownership for delivering outcomes.
- A passion for continuous improvement, automation, and enhancing security and resilience across technology platforms.
Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.
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