Cloud Platform Engineer (x2)

Procentia - Pensions Software Solutions; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday (plus public holidays)

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Health care cash plan

Pension contribution

Electric Car Leasing scheme

Volunteer day

Tu s ker – Electric Car Leasing scheme

Job summary

Procentia is hiring a Cloud Platform Engineer to join the platform team in the UK. You will help build and support our Azure cloud platform, work with development teams to reduce cognitive load, and contribute to modernising our product portfolio.

The role focuses on robust architectures, security best practices, and scalable cloud solutions. You will collaborate across IT and engineering to deliver reliable services, implement IaC, manage CI/CD pipelines, and drive ongoing optimisation of cloud

Qualifications

• Understanding cloud concepts like IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
• Proficiency with Azure services (VMs, Storage, Networking, Entra ID).
• PowerShell, Python or Bash for automating tasks.
• Networking in Azure including VNets, VPNs and load balancers.
• Implementing security best practices including IAM, encryption and network security.
• Experience with DevOps tools and IaC using Terraform, ARM templates or Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Create robust, scalable cloud architectures with performance and cost considerations.
• Support migration to Azure and modernisation of existing apps.
• Provision and manage Azure resources like VMs, storage and networking.
• Implement IaC using Terraform or ARM templates.
• Set up CI/CD pipelines for Azure apps and automate deployments.
• Diagnose and resolve Azure performance bottlenecks and scalability issues.
• Integrate database storage solutions.
• Collaborate with development teams to reduce cognitive load.

Skills

Azure services

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Azure Networking

Security best practices

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

IaC (Terraform)

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

ARM templates

Ansible

Job description

About Us

Procentia, part of the Brightwell Group, is an award-winning software and technology company specialising in the Pensions and Pension Risk Transfer/Bulk Purchase Annuities market. Established in 2002, the business is renowned for its web-based pensions administration and management system, IntelliPen.

About Us

Procentia, part of the Brightwell Group, is an award-winning software and technology company specialising in the Pensions and Pension Risk Transfer/Bulk Purchase Annuities market. Established in 2002, the business is renowned for its web-based pensions administration and management system, IntelliPen. Procentia’s products and solutions help pension schemes and administrators of all types and sizes manage exceptional volumes of data, meet the demand for self-serve technology, and provide meaningful, consumer-like experiences that users expect from modern online financial platforms while minimising the need for administrator intervention and involvement. With offices in the UK and North America, Procentia supports some of the largest pension schemes, insurers and retirement plans across the private and public sectors, including BP, British Airways Pension Scheme, BTPS, Chicago Transit Authority, Legal & General Retirement America, Retirement System City of Detroit, Rolls-Royce, Royal London, and Universities Superannuation Scheme. Procentia’s products and solutions help pension schemes and administrators of all types and sizes manage exceptional volumes of data, meet the demand for self-serve technology, and provide meaningful, consumer-like experiences that users expect from modern online financial platforms while minimising the need for administrator intervention and involvement. With offices in the UK and North America, Procentia supports some of the largest pension schemes, insurers and retirement plans across the private and public sectors, including BP, British Airways Pension Scheme, BTPS, Chicago Transit Authority, Legal & General Retirement America, Retirement System City of Detroit, Rolls-Royce, Royal London, and Universities Superannuation Scheme. Check out our locations here.

The Job

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will report to the Group Head of IT and Infrastructure and collaborate with all colleagues in the business, including our development teams to help deliver our products. The role will be joining the platform team focused on our cloud platform environments. The purpose of this role is to ensure our Azure cloud platform is built and supported against best practices. You will work closely with development teams to reduce their cognitive load, enabling them to continually improve our product portfolio. This role will help contribute to the modernisation of our products.

Here’s What You’ll Be Doing

• Create robust and scalable architectures for cloud applications, considering factors such as performance, security, and cost optimisation as well as other none functional requirements.
• Supporting role in the migration to Azure and modernisation of existing applications.
• Provision, configure, and manage Azure resources, including virtual machines, storage accounts, app services and networking components.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Azure Resource Manager templates.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Azure applications.
• Automate deployment processes, ensuring efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Integrate database storage solutions
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to Azure services, performance bottlenecks, and scalability.

Essential Skills

• Understanding cloud computing concepts like Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).
• Proficiency in using various Azure services, such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Networking, and Entra ID.
• Skills in scripting languages like PowerShell, Python, or Bash to automate tasks and manage Azure resources efficiently.
• Networking: Knowledge of virtual networks, VPNs, load balancers, and other networking components within Azure.
• Implementing security best practices, including identity and access management, encryption, and network security.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices, such as Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like ARM templates, Terraform, or Ansible.

Lets Talk About What’s In It For You…

• 25 days holiday (plus public holidays) increasing with length of service up to a maximum of 28 days, with carry over of up to 1 week
• Buying and Selling holiday (up to 1 week)
• Volunteer day
• 5% Employer contribution pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Health care cash plan
• Tusker – Electric Car Leasing scheme

Don’t meet every requirement?

We know that some candidates, particularly women, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, neurodivergent people, and those from ethnic minority backgrounds, may hesitate to apply unless they meet every listed requirement. At Procentia, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If this role excites you but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be a great fit for this role or another opportunity within our team. Procentia is an award-winning software and technology company specialising in the Pensions and Pension Risk Transfer market. We design intelligent solutions that put administrators and members at the heart of any pension scheme. Established in 2002, we’re renowned for our leading web-based pensions administration and management system, IntelliPen. Our platform helps schemes meet the demand for self-serve technology and provide meaningful consumer-like experiences that their members expect from online financial platforms. With offices in the UK and North America, we support some of the largest pension schemes and retirement plans across the private, public, and insurance sectors. We’ve been Highly Commended for ‘Technology Innovation of the Year 2025’ at the UK Pensions Awards, named 'Pension Technology Firm of the Year 2024' at the Pensions Age Awards, and voted ‘No.1 UK Pension Administration Software Provider’ in 2022 and 2023.