Associate Cloud Engineer

Asda; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the UK is looking for an Associate Cloud Engineer to join their Cloud Platform Team. The role involves operating and maintaining the Azure platform, collaborating with engineers, and ensuring cloud infrastructure meets business needs. Ideal candidates will have cloud technology experience and a desire to drive change. A competitive salary and excellent benefits await.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount in store and online

Free access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Responsibilities

• Assist in the operation and maintenance of the Azure platform.
• Work closely with team engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Support the design, deployment, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Technical knowledge of cloud technologies

Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools

Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools

Attention to detail

Ability to troubleshoot issues

Desire to learn and develop

Effective communication skills

Customer-focused mindset

Tools

Azure Administrator

Terraform Associate

PowerShell

Job description

Job overview

Job Title: Associate Cloud Engineer

Location: Asda House

Employment Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category: Infrastructure

Closing Date: 19 September 2025

We are looking for an Associate Cloud Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Team.

The role reports to the Cloud Platform Operations Manager, and you will assist in the operation and smooth running of the Azure platform to ensure it meets and exceeds our customers expectations.

You will work closely with team engineers and cross-functional teams to ensure reliability, security and scalability, and you will support the design, deployment, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure.

About you

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience with a major cloud provider, and is looking to join a growing team to support a large retail enterprise platform. The candidate should understand the importance of cloud technology within a fast-paced retail environment and be willing to drive change and support teams to meet business needs.

Required

• Good technical knowledge of cloud technologies
• Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to troubleshoot issues & analyse complex problems
• Desire to learn & develop in a dynamic environment
• Clear & effective written & verbal communication skills
• Customer focused mindset

Desirable

• Certifications such as Azure Administrator, Terraform Associate
• Awareness of monitoring, alerting & telemetry tools
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals (DNS, Firewalls, VNET etc.)
• Familiarity with languages such as PowerShell

Everything you’ll love

To balance collaboration with flexibility, Asda has a hybrid working approach with a minimum of 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Some roles may require more days in the office to visit suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also receive an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, plus discounts across services and activities
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues feel included and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for fertility treatments

We want all colleagues to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.