Cloud Infrastructure Architect: Azure & AWS Expert

South Wales Police; Wales; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

24 days Annual Leave increasing to 29

Free on-site parking

On site fitness centre and canteen

Cycle to work scheme

Wellness programmes

Job summary

South Wales Police is seeking a highly skilled ICT Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms Specialist to design, implement and maintain cloud solutions across IaaS and PaaS within the police service. You will ensure service availability, security and standards compliance while leading a small ICT team and driving improvements.

The role focuses on cloud environments (Azure/AWS), infrastructure design, disaster recovery planning and cross‑functional collaboration to support critical public safety

Qualifications

• Experience of managing and optimising solutions within major Cloud service providers (Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS).
• Experience of Enterprise Systems Management Monitoring, especially Azure Monitor.
• Experience of design and installation within an IT Enterprise Systems Infrastructure.
• Experience of working with Server Operating Systems, especially Microsoft Windows.
• Experience of Active Directory Services, such as Group Policy, DNS, DFS.
• Experience of Network architecture, virtual networks, DNS management and Load balancing development.
• Must be qualified to Degree level standard or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and abilities.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Must be aware of the strategic operational implications of effective IT upon the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Implement, configure and maintain managed cloud solutions.
• Design and deploy cloud infrastructure, including compute and platform services.
• Oversee cloud performance tuning, policy and management.
• Develop and maintain documentation for cloud processes and procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and solve system issues.
• Develop and maintain security protocols for cloud solutions.
• Plan and execute disaster recovery and business continuity procedures.
• Provide IT specialist advice to business users and IT peers for your specialist area.
• Manage Technical Staff within your technical area

Skills

Azure

AWS

Azure Monitor

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS

Networking

Troubleshooting

IT Strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT / Computer Science

Job description

South Wales Police is seeking a highly skilled ICT Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms Specialist to design, implement and maintain cloud solutions across IaaS and PaaS within the police service. You will ensure service availability, security and standards compliance while leading a small ICT team and driving improvements.

The role focuses on cloud environments (Azure/AWS), infrastructure design, disaster recovery planning and cross‑functional collaboration to support critical public safety