Precision Medicine – Lead Cloud Engineer

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer to enhance their cloud infrastructure for a pioneering Data Platform. This role allows you to engage in groundbreaking research and data-driven healthcare initiatives, supporting clinicians in personalizing patient treatments. You'll lead the development of a secure and adaptable cloud environment, utilizing modern technologies to ensure ethical access to patient data. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence and innovation in healthcare, where your contributions will directly impact patient care and outcomes.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Pension schemes

Career development opportunities

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and data security.
• Technical leadership and collaboration with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage cloud services and data management systems for the SDE.
• Plan and customize the SDE for researchers and clinicians.

Skills

Cloud Services

Cloud Engineering

Agile Methodologies

Scripting (Python, BASH)

Terraform

GitHub

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science

Professional cloud certifications (Azure)

Tools

Azure

Job description

All our hospitals have their own unique identities while sharing the same standards and values

You can shape your story with us.

Whether you’re looking to gain experience in a large, fast-paced hospital or get out into the community, we have a range of opportunities that allow you to build your entire career in one trust.

For us, every day is different. We provide care to a diverse population of 2.5 million across east London – that’s 6,000 people every day, speaking over 60 different languages. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to ensuring that people living in east London live healthy lives.

Precision Medicine – Lead Cloud Engineer

Band 8b

Main area: Data Core Programme. Grade: Band 8b. Contract: Fixed term: 24 months (FTC). Hours:

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week. Job ref 259-7127517GSS-A

Site: Royal London Hospital. Town: London. Salary: £70,387 - £80,465 Per annum inc. Salary period: Yearly. Closing: 11/05/2025 23:59

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a new course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. We aim for excellent patient safety, consistently high standards of harm-free care, and to be an outstanding place to work, guided by our WeCare values and behaviours.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Barts Health is recruiting a Lead Cloud Engineer to support the maintenance, operation, and scaling of the cloud infrastructure for the Barts Health Data Platform, which facilitates research and analysis within a Secure Data Environment (SDE). This role offers exposure to leading research on patient and healthcare data, aligning with NHS goals of data-driven life-saving initiatives. The successful candidate will support researchers and clinicians in developing data analysis projects to personalise patient treatment. More information can be found at https://data.bartshealth.nhs.uk/.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Extensive experience with cloud services, ideally within NHS, academia, or private sector.
• Significant experience in cloud engineering for data and compute infrastructure, and software deployment on public cloud providers.
• Experience leading delivery of public cloud solutions (preferably Azure) in a team environment.
• Experience using agile methodologies for infrastructure projects within distributed teams.
• Scripting or programming skills (e.g., Python, BASH, Terraform, GitHub).

Main duties of the job

We are establishing a precision medicine programme funded initially by Barts Charity, aiming to unlock NHS patient data research potential while ensuring responsible, legal, and ethical access with patient engagement from the outset.

We use modern cloud technology to build the Barts Health Data Platform and its SDE, containing patient data that complies with security and governance standards. The SDE will be adaptable for various users and analysis activities, sourcing components from open-source projects like Azure TRE, and making work publicly available.

The Lead Cloud Engineer's responsibilities include identifying, investigating, implementing, and managing cloud services and data management systems for the SDE. They will also plan, design, and customize the SDE for researchers and clinicians, integrating open-source software securely and effectively.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is a leading NHS trust committed to excellence and innovation, providing safe, high-quality care. We strive to be an outstanding place to work, embodying our WeCare values and promoting an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding employer, supporting flexible working arrangements. The full job description and person specification are available in the attached documents. Note that the contract is fixed-term for 24 months, with potential adjustments based on recruitment timelines.

Previous applicants need not re-apply.

Person specification

The role requires extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, data security, technical leadership, and collaboration with diverse teams. Qualifications include a Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, and professional cloud certifications in Azure or equivalent. Willingness to work outside normal hours occasionally is expected.

Our commitment

We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment. We support applications under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and are dedicated to safeguarding and child protection policies. We promote sustainable travel options and offer various employee benefits, including pension schemes, discounts, parental leave, and career development opportunities.