Senior Cloud Engineer

Purpose
Design, develop, test, and deploy robust and efficient Azure based cloud platform components, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment capabilities to facilitate rapid progression of developed software through test stages and into production. Propose, lead, and deliver initiatives which modernise 7IM’s technology, tools, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust and scalable cloud capabilities, ensuring cost, performance, resilience, and security considerations are included as standard.
• Provide technical expertise in one or more specialist cloud technologies.
• Adhere to and inform the evolution of cloud implementation standards.
• Ensure high quality and robust validation of change is performed, with primary focus on automation.
• Peer review code and documentation to assure accuracy and completeness, whilst ensuring that changes are both maintainable and supportable.
• Provide high quality second line support to 7IM’s Application Support team.
• Continually train to ensure industry recognised qualifications are current.
• Actively promote and distribute knowledge amongst peers in the Engineering chapter, and support cloud knowledge sharing across the wider Transformation team.
• Identify, propose, and deliver innovation opportunities, which will improve 7IMs ability to succeed, particularly with the use of AI.
• Hands on knowledge of Azure Container Apps and end to end traffic flow via Azure Front Door and Azure API Management—covering ingress, path based routing, auth/policies, WAF, and zero downtime rollouts.
• Act consistently in accordance with 7IM VPVPs.
• Other, as reasonably required by your line manager and 7IM.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent knowledge

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Azure
• Terraform
• Azure DevOps, including pipelines and deployments
• Powershell

Desirable Experience

• C#
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Data Bricks
• Azure B2C
• Power Platform

Additional Skills

• Analytical skills and ability to understand complex problems at a detailed technical level and communicate them clearly to Technical Colleagues.
• Excellent stakeholder management at all levels (internal & external).
• Leadership skills, demonstrating best practice to those around you.
• Familiarity with Agile working practices.
• Willingness to investigate, trial, and propose new concepts, technologies, and approaches.
• Ability and willingness to share knowledge and skills through mentoring and coaching.
• Ability to accurately estimate personal time and effort and deliver to them accordingly.
• Ability to quickly learn new skills and apply them accordingly.

Other Relevant Information

• Team player with proactive approach.
• Conscientious and good attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to think laterally.
• Willing to take responsibility.

Location
This role is based in Edinburgh.