Cloud Platform Engineer

William Grant & Sons Irish Manufacturing; Castlecary; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Private healthcare

Doctor@Hand (remote GP)

Pension plan

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work

Charity matching

Learning resources

Product allocation

Job summary

Scotch Whisky invites applications for a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, maintain and evolve cloud services. You will ensure security, resilience, scalability and cost effectiveness while collaborating across Architecture, Cyber Security and Business Technology teams.

Role involves 4 days in office at Arete, Cumbernauld, with a focus on automation, standardisation and continuous improvement of the cloud estate.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud governance is required.
• Experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and automation with PowerShell.
• Familiarity with ITIL-based service environments and cost optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimise Microsoft Azure platform for security, resilience and performance.
• Build and operate cloud infrastructure across compute, networking, storage, identity, backup and disaster recovery.
• Develop and maintain IaC with Terraform and automation with PowerShell.
• Monitor performance, availability, capacity and security, proactively resolving issues.
• Drive cloud governance and cost optimisation aligned with standards.
• Document procedures and collaborate with Architecture, Security and wider teams.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Networking

Identity

Security

Monitoring

Backup

Disaster recovery

Terraform

PowerShell

ITIL

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

Azure AD

Job description

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, maintaining and evolving our cloud platforms and services, ensuring they remain secure, resilient, scalable and cost-effective.

Reporting into the Global Infrastructure & Network Leader and working closely with Architecture, Cyber Security, Application and Business Technology teams, you will help shape and optimise our cloud environment, ensuring it meets operational requirements while supporting our wider technology strategy and business objectives.

This role provides the opportunity to drive automation, standardisation and continuous improvement across our cloud estate, while helping deliver modern, reliable and innovative technology solutions.

Please note, this role requires 4 days in the office at Arete, Cumbernauld.

Key responsibilities

Working alongside the Infrastructure Leader and Cloud Platform team, you will:

• Maintain and optimise our Microsoft Azure platform, ensuring services are secure, resilient, performant and reliable.
• Build, manage and operate cloud infrastructure across compute, networking, storage, identity, backup and disaster recovery.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code, primarily using Terraform, alongside automation and scripting using technologies such as PowerShell.
• Monitor cloud performance, availability, capacity and security, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Drive effective cloud governance, lifecycle management and cost optimisation, helping maximise value, security and resilience.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Cyber Security and wider Technology teams to support cloud adoption and ensure alignment with agreed standards, policies and architectural principles.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and operational procedures, continually improving the supportability and maintainability of the cloud environment.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend improvements that strengthen our cloud capabilities and support our technology strategy.

About you

You will be a proactive and collaborative problem-solver who enjoys working across technology teams to deliver secure, resilient and high-performing cloud services.

You will have proven hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure, with strong knowledge across areas such as networking, identity, security, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.

You will be confident developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, alongside automation and scripting using PowerShell or similar technologies.

You will bring a solid understanding of cloud governance, security, compliance and cost optimisation, together with experience working within an ITIL-based service environment.

Experience designing, operating or managing Azure environments based on Landing Zone principles, including Azure Policy, role-based access control and standardised subscription and resource governance, would be advantageous. Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access and Privileged Identity Management (PIM) would also be beneficial.

Reward and benefits

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.