Cloud Engineering Practitioner

BT Group; Greater London, Salford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% on target annual bonus

Private GP 24/7 for you and family

Market-leading pension scheme

Holiday purchase scheme

Discounted BT products

Job summary

BT Group in the UK is seeking a Cloud Engineering Practitioner to design, implement, and optimise cloud solutions across AWS and on‑prem networks. This role requires strategic thinking and strong collaboration with stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable platforms.

You will lead automation initiatives, manage IaC, monitor system health and drive improvements in security posture and cost efficiency while working within a hybrid model across London or Manchester offices.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of cloud networking, security and compliance.
• Experience designing and operating hybrid cloud across AWS and on‑prem networks.
• Production cloud platforms monitoring, incidents and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Executes automation initiatives for cloud provisioning, config management, self‑service and IaC.
• Maintains platform components, monitors health, and troubleshoots issues promptly.
• Influences stakeholders on cloud‑native adoption and platform usage through collaboration.
• Collaborates with QA and technical writers to complete development cycles.
• Scopes and de‑risks development activities with business stakeholders and product owners.
• Troubleshoots customer environments and handles escalations as a technical resource.
• Identifies and remediates security gaps to strengthen posture.
• Analyzes infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues with minimal guidance.
• Continuously shares knowledge on emerging cloud trends and improvements.

Skills

Networking

Cloud security

Compliance frameworks

Hybrid cloud engineering

Platform operations

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Azure cloud engineer certification

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Cloud Engineering Practitioner

Req ID: 60132

Job Function: Cloud

Posting Start Date: 06/10/2026

Posting End Date: 18/10/2026

Division: Digital

Job Location: GBR-London-BTHQ One Braham, GBR-Manchester-New Bailey

Advertised Salary: Competitive + Benefits!

This role is based out of our New Bailey, Manchester, or One Braham London offices. We have a hybrid working model of 3 days together and 2 days wherever.

Due to the nature of the work, you will need to be elegible for security clearance+.

About the role

Enterprise rely on Technology, and more specifically Secure Platforms, to underpin the services that they provide to their customers.

As a Cloud Engineering practitioner, you will be accountable for designing, implementing, and optimising cloud solutions that align with organisational goals and industry best practices. This role requires strategic thinking and technical expertise. You will ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of cloud environments across multiple platforms.

What you’ll be doing

• Executes the automation initiatives of cloud infrastructure provisioning and configuration management, self-service, infrastructure-as-code services, auto scale initiatives, and DevOps deployment
• Maintains and operates platform components and tools according to DevOps model monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health, troubleshooting and resolving issues promptly
• Supports cloud leadership with key stakeholders to influence the adoption of cloud-native systems, by informing stakeholders on how to use platform capabilities effectively through appropriate avenues
• Collaborates with quality assurance and technical writers to complete development cycle
• Collaborates with business stakeholders and product owners to scope and de-risk development activities in advance
• Troubleshoots customer environments and assists with complex escalations as a technical resource to the team
• Identifies and supports on the remediation of security gaps to help strengthen security posture
• Identifies, analyses, and resolves infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues with minimal guidance
• Continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in cloud engineering
• Supports the implementation of ways to improve working processes within the area of cloud engineering responsibility through data analysis to identify issues and areas of improvements
• Identifies opportunities for cost efficiencies and supports in their implementation

Essential Skills / Experience

• Deep understanding of networking, security, and compliance frameworks in cloud environments.
• Hybrid Cloud Engineering - experience designing, deploying, supporting and maintaining cloud infrastructure across AWS environments and on-prem networks.
• Cloud Platform Operations & Support - experience operating and supporting production cloud platforms, including monitoring performance and availability, troubleshooting incidents, managing complex escalations, and maintaining platform reliability and observability.

Desirable Skills / Experience

• Azure Cloud Engineering
• Experience with networking engineering knowledge such as static or dynamic routing, etc.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Experience working in regulated industries and secure environments

Our Package

Tailored benefits make a real difference. That’s why we offer a comprehensive range to support your growth, wellbeing, and everyday life. You can design the package to suit you and your lifestyle.

• 10% on target annual bonus
• Access to an online private GP 24/7 for you and your immediate family
• Market-leading paid carers leave with up to 2 weeks off
• Equalized maternity, paternity, and adoption leave – 18 weeks’ full pay and 8 weeks’ half pay
• Discounted EE and BT products, including mobile and broadband
• Market leading Pension scheme – 5% from you and 10% from us
• Holiday purchase scheme

You can select additional benefits, including healthcare, dental, gym memberships and more when you’re ready.

About BT Group

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.