Cloud Platform Engineer

Howdens; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension 12%

Holiday entitlement

Staff discount

Rewards events

Job summary

Howdens Joinery is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, develop, test and deploy scalable cloud and on‑premises solutions. You will automate infrastructure and workflows, implement CI/CD across environments, and monitor performance to improve developer productivity.

The role is permanent and office-based in Northampton or Raunds, with onsite work two days per week. You will bring 5+ years in Azure Cloud, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Azure DevOps, plus strong security and networking

Qualifications

• Azure Cloud expertise and 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud platforms.
• Terraform or similar IaC tooling for defining infrastructure.
• Build and manage Kubernetes environments across on‑prem and cloud.
• Azure DevOps or equivalent CI/CD tooling (Git-based workflows).
• Cloud security and connectivity components (Key Vault, vNet, DNS, Firewalls, VPN).
• Infrastructure-as-code and configuration management using Terraform or similar.
• Containerization experience with Docker/Kubernetes in production environments.
• Design and build automated CI/CD pipelines using tools like SonarQube, Fortify, Selenium etc.
• Excellent communication to influence decisions and work across teams.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and deploy secure, high-availability systems at scale via on-prem and cloud-native architectures.
• Develop and maintain operational administration, backups, DR and security/performance monitoring.
• Deploy and optimize CI/CD pipelines across environments to speed up code delivery.
• Help develop policies, standards, governance for CI/CD usage.
• Collaborate with architects to design scalable infrastructure for complex apps.
• Coordinate with Release Manager on deployment steps and post-deployment activities.
• Develop and support container-based solutions using Kubernetes/Docker for Azure Cloud.

Skills

Azure Cloud

Terraform

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Cloud Security

IaC

Docker

CI/CD Pipelines

Communication

Git

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Howdens Joinery has an exciting new opportunity in the Cloud Team. We are looking for a new Cloud Platform Engineer to design, develop, test and deploy solutions to improve collaboration and productivity of the development teams by automating infrastructure, automating workflows and continuously measuring and improving application performance.

This is a permanent opportunity based from our offices in Northampton or Raunds working onsite 2 days per week.

What you will be doing as a Cloud Platform Engineer

• You will be responsible for creating, maintaining and deploying secure, high-available, fault-tolerant systems at scale via on-premise and cloud-native architectures for development, testing and production environments.
• Developing and maintain solutions for operational administration, system/data backup, disaster recovery and security/performance monitoring
• Deploy and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments to maximize efficiency and optimise for flow therefore allowing the delivery teams to deploy new code daily.
• Help to develop policies, standards, governance, and related guidance for teams in using the CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with architects to design scalable infrastructure and systems for complex applications.
• Collaborate with Release Manager in the release planning, by identifying deployment steps and other activities that must be undertaken prior and post deployment;
• Responsible for developing and supporting container-based solutions using Kubernetes/Docker for Azure Cloud.

What we need from you

You must bring at least 5 years experience in:

• Azure Cloud
• IaC (Terraform)
• Build and management of Kubernetes environments
• Azure DevOps (or other CI/CD GIT platforms)
• Cloud Security and Connectivity (Key Vault, vNet, DNS, Firewalls, Express Route / Direct Connect, VPN, GTM, NSG)
• infrastructure-as-code and Configuration management tools e.g. Terraform
• Practical experience with containerization and clustering technologies i.e., Docker/Kubernetes.
• Building automated CI/CD pipelines with tools such as SonarQube, Fortify, Selenium, etc.
• Be an excellent communicator, able to influence decision makers and work successfully in cross-functional teams

Desirable skills include

• Azure Active Directory (Identity Management, Service Principles, Security Groups, Role Management, MFA)
• Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
• API Management
• Cloud Monitoring
• CDN (Akamai preferably)
• High Availability (Zones and Regions, Service Recovery)

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary and annual company bonus
• Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days
• Staff Discount.
• Exceptional Reward and Recognition events.

About Howdens

Howdens Joinery is a highly successful FTSE 100 business, with more than 900 depots nationwide and more than 11,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values.

There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens - and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For.

Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We're working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email [e-mail] with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.

Please note that candidates applying for this role must have a valid right to work in the UK, we do not offer sponsorship of employment for any depot positions at this time. We appreciate your understanding.