Infrastructure Cloud Engineer

McBride; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

McBride seeks a skilled Cloud Engineer to design, implement, maintain and optimise Azure-based cloud infrastructure and services. You will work with IT Ops and Security teams to build scalable, secure environments that support business applications; a 24x7x365 operation is expected.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in cloud engineering, strong Azure experience, and a passion for security best practices and DevOps methodologies. Travel to other McBride sites is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering, systems administration, or DevOps.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure platforms in Microsoft Azure.
• Build and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure cloud environments using Secure by Design principles.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Azure Resource Manager.
• Landing Zone and Subscription management.
• Monitor cloud resources, troubleshoot performance issues, and optimize system reliability.
• Configure and maintain cloud networking, storage, compute, firewalls and identity management services.
• Implement security controls, access management, encryption, and compliance standards.
• Manage and improve Azure Secure Score by implementing security recommendations, reducing risk, and ensuring compliance with Microsoft security best practice.
• Collaborate with system administrators to support application deployment and operations.
• Perform backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Monitor cloud spending and recommend cost optimization strategies.
• Document cloud architecture, operational procedures, and technical standards.
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and industry best practices.

Skills

Customer service

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Travel willingness

Communication skills

Flexibility

Resilience

Trend awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related field

Tools

Fortinet firewall

Job description

If you are ambitious, self-motivated, hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business, please read through our job opportunity. Key Purpose: We are looking for a skilled, motivated Cloud Engineer to design, implement, maintain and optimise cloud infrastructure and services. The ideal candidate will have experience with public cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, security best practice and DevOps methodologies. Working closely with IT Operations and Security teams, you will help build scalable, secure and reliable cloud environments that support business applications. The reliance on system availability, that performs to an excellent level is vital to daily business operations that run on a 24x7x365 basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure platforms in Microsoft Azure.
• Build and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure cloud environments, using Secure by Design principles.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Azure Resource Manager.
• Landing Zone and Subscription management.
• Monitor cloud resources, troubleshoot performance issues, and optimize system reliability.
• Configure and maintain cloud networking, storage, compute, firewalls and identity management services.
• Implement security controls, access management, encryption, and compliance standards.
• Manage and improve Azure Secure Score by implementing security recommendations, reducing risk, and ensuring compliance with Microsoft security best practice.
• Collaborate with system administrators to support application deployment and operations.
• Perform backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Monitor cloud spending and recommend cost optimization strategies.
• Document cloud architecture, operational procedures, and technical standards.
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and industry best practices.

Key Result Areas:

• Maintain 99.7% systems availability (excluding planned downtime)
• Aspire to achieve 90% Customer Service SLAs on response and fix time calls to the Service Desk.
• Where applicable, manage expenditure in line with overhead and project budgets.
• Use of the GIS Project Management Methodology for Project Delivery.
• Use of stringent change management procedures to ensure a high level of control is in place for IT system changes.

Relevant and Quantifiable Measures:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering, systems administration, or DevOps.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure.

Behavioural Competencies / Personal Characteristics:

• Customer service mentality
• Strong analytical, problem solving and technical skills
• Must be able to work in a Team environment or autonomously
• Must be willing to travel to other sites across the McBride Group (includes international travel)
• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Must be flexible to be able to meet the challenges and opportunities of working within a 24x7, multi-site, multi‑cultural organisation.
• Resilient and able to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Broad understanding of current external trends.

Technical Competencies & Qualifications:

• Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, GCP
• Virtual Firewalls: Fortinet
• Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell
• Monitoring: Azure Monitor / Secure Score
• Operating Systems: Strong understanding of Linux and Windows server administration
• Networking: DNS, VPN, load balancing and VPC/VNet configuration.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

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McBride is the leading supplier of Private Label Household and professional cleaning/hygiene products for Europe's largest and most successful retailers as well as producing own brand products. The formula for our success is quite straightforward: we work by our Key Values – Always Committed, Working Together, Aspire to be the best and Giving and Taking Accountability to create a positive environment for all McBride employees.