Consultant - Cloud Professional Services

BJSS; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A cloud solutions firm based in Birmingham is seeking a talented Consultant to join their Cloud Professional Services team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience guiding cloud architecture and implementing solutions for enterprise clients. This role involves leading client discussions, developing strong relationships, and working collaboratively to create effective cloud solutions. The company offers flexible working arrangements, industry-leading health plans, and numerous training opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible benefits allowance

Industry leading health and wellbeing plan

Life Assurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid working

Discounts from various brands

Referral scheme

Holiday buy/sell option

Electric vehicle scheme

Training opportunities

Community involvement opportunities

Social calendar engagement

Qualifications

• Experience as both a consultant and an engineer in cloud solutions.
• Deep understanding of public cloud services, including hosting and networking.
• Ability to develop and maintain standardized patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead discussions with clients on cloud engineering solutions.
• Develop peer-to-peer relationships at all organizational levels.
• Create repeatable solutions to challenges faced in cloud usage.

Skills

Cloud architecture guidance

Cloud solutions design and implementation

Knowledge of public cloud providers

Infrastructure as code

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Technical leadership

Collaborative teamwork

Effective communication

Job description

Are you passionate about helping clients solve their business problems using the cloud? Are you enthusiastic about developing solutions that will shape the future of how enterprises consume cloud services?

We’re looking for talented Consultants who want to take the next step in their career and join our Cloud Professional Services team.

The BJSS Cloud Professional Services team are responsible for shaping our clients cloud usage by designing and implementing world-class cloud engineering solutions. Our award winning cloud delivery means we are at the heart of our engagements, creating real business value through use of our propositions and accelerators to ensure our clients get the maximum out of the cloud.

As a BJSS Consultant you’ll lead by example and demonstrate the art of the possible, both in discussion and ideation with clients and through engineering delivery. You will work with some of the biggest companies in the UK and also help shape our own future cloud roadmap. You will care deeply about engineering excellence and repeatability, bringing your experience of cloud to the benefit of the clients you work with and the wider BJSS organisation.

You will work with a talented, innovative and pioneering cloud team and will also draw on your creative talent to contribute to our industry leading cloud accelerators for use across BJSS.

Responsibilities

• You’ll bring extensive experience gained through a deep understanding of the cloud in enterprise organisations
• You will be comfortable developing and strengthening peer-to-peer relationships at all levels with clients
• You have energy and a pragmatic delivery-focused attitude that wins the respect of those around you and makes you a trusted technical advisor
• You love technology and want to keep on learning. You’re genuinely interested in understanding the challenges of public cloud use in enterprises
• You enjoy working with colleagues to solve problems and create repeatable solutions

About You

You’ll have the following experience and skills:

• Experience as both a consultant guiding cloud architecture and as an engineer designing and implementing cloud solutions
• Extensive knowledge of one (or more) public cloud providers across hosting, networking, CI/CD, IAM, security and observability
• Deep understanding and use of infrastructure-as-code
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong record of technical leadership
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Developing and maintaining standardised patterns
• Adept at communicating complex ideas effectively
• The vision to turn client demands into accelerators and propositions for re-use

Some of the Perks

• Flexible benefits allowance – you choose how to spend your allowance (additional pension contributions, healthcare, dental and more)
• Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - we partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individual's need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support, and other
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working - Our roles are not fully remote as we take pride in the tight knit communities we have created at our local offices. But we offer plenty of flexibility and you can split your time between the office, client site and WFH
• Discounts – we have preferred rates from dozens of retail, lifestyle, and utility brands
• An industry-leading referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals
• Flexible holiday buy/sell option
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Training opportunities and incentives – we support professional certifications across engineering and non-engineering roles, including unlimited access to O’Reilly
• Giving back – the ability to get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to get people from diverse backgrounds into tech
• You will become part of a squad with people from different areas within the business who will help you grow at BJSS
• We have a busy social calendar that you can choose to join– quarterly town halls/squad nights out/weekends away with families included/office get togethers