At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and develop cloud infrastructure solutions to support Macmillan's mission.
- Company: Join Macmillan Cancer Support, making a real difference in people's lives.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Be part of a team transforming technology to support cancer patients.
- Qualifications: Experience with cloud technologies, DevOps, and strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
At Macmillan Cancer Support, we do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. Reliable, secure and resilient technology plays a vital role in helping us deliver on this mission, and we’re looking for a skilled Cloud Engineer to help us build and maintain the infrastructure that makes this possible. As our Cloud Engineer, you’ll play a key role in keeping our technology services stable, secure and performing effectively.
Responsibilities:
- Designing and developing infrastructure solutions that support business needs and development projects, aligning with Macmillan’s technology standards and strategies.
- Maintaining reliable and secure services, ensuring our cloud, hybrid and on-premises infrastructure remains operational, resilient and fit for purpose.
- Supporting our technology transformation, helping Macmillan modernise its infrastructure and make effective use of cloud technologies.
- Driving automation and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, integrations and improvements to how we build, deploy and manage services.
- Troubleshooting complex technical issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions across hybrid cloud environments.
- Strengthening security and governance, ensuring infrastructure meets our security standards and that technical environments are appropriately documented and managed.
- Optimising performance and costs, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and ensuring our technology investment delivers value.
- Collaborating across teams and with external partners, providing technical expertise, translating requirements into practical solutions and supporting effective supplier relationships.
- Contributing to our technology strategy, keeping up to date with emerging technologies and advising on opportunities to improve our infrastructure and ways of working.
- The role may also involve participating in an out-of-hours support rota, including weekends and public holidays, to help keep Macmillan’s critical services running.
Requirements:
- Extensive knowledge of infrastructure technologies, enterprise networking and the delivery of technology services.
- Experience designing and developing high-volume, resilient and secure platforms.
- Experience working with public cloud providers, hybrid cloud environments and the technologies that support them.
- Strong knowledge of networking, security services, databases and storage technologies.
- Experience with DevOps, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), automation, orchestration and APIs.
- An understanding of Agile ways of working, including Scrum and Kanban.
- The ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues, assess risks and evaluate different solution options.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and technology partners.
- An interest in emerging technologies and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Conditions:
- Permanent Full time (34.5 hours) we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours.
- Hybrid - Split between home and our London Office / Shipley Office / Glasgow office: Our Hybrid model for this role will mean 1 day per month in the office.
- Salary - £66000 - £72000.
Cloud engineer in infrastructure in London employer: Macmillan Cancer Support
At Macmillan Cancer Support, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of those affected by cancer. Our hybrid working model promotes flexibility, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life while collaborating with a passionate team in our London office. With a strong focus on employee growth, innovative projects in data and AI, and a culture that values inclusivity and collaboration, we offer a unique opportunity to contribute to transformative change in healthcare.