Precision Medicine – Lead Cloud Engineer

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a Lead Cloud Engineer to enhance their cloud infrastructure for precision medicine. This role involves collaborating with researchers to utilize patient data for innovative healthcare solutions. The successful candidate will lead cloud engineering efforts, ensuring secure and efficient data management while adhering to ethical standards. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving patient care through cutting-edge technology and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that directly impact healthcare outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with cloud services, ideally within NHS or academia.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming with Python, BASH, Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, operate, and scale cloud infrastructure for data analysis.
• Identify and manage cloud services and data management systems.

Skills

Cloud services

Cloud engineering

Azure

Agile methodologies

Python

BASH

Terraform

GitHub

Job description

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Precision Medicine – Lead Cloud Engineer, London

Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

Job overview

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider. We are recruiting a Lead Cloud Engineer to maintain, operate, and scale the cloud infrastructure supporting the Barts Health Data Platform, which facilitates research and analysis within a Secure Data Environment (SDE). This role offers exposure to cutting-edge research involving patient and healthcare data, aligning with the NHS goal of using data to save lives. The Lead Cloud Engineer will be part of the Precision Medicine team within Informatics, supporting researchers and clinicians in developing data analysis projects to personalize patient treatment. For more information on the work, see the project details below.

The successful candidate will have:

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

Main duties of the job

Funded initially by Barts Charity, the project aims to establish a precision medicine program that unlocks the research potential of NHS patient data while ensuring responsible, legal, and ethical access, with patient engagement from the start.

The project utilizes modern cloud technology to build the Barts Health Data Platform and its Secure Data Environment (SDE), containing patient data that complies with security and governance standards. The SDE must 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 will identify, investigate, implement, and manage cloud services and data management systems within the SDE. They will also plan, design, and customize the SDE for researchers and clinicians, working with contractors to support approved projects, continually evaluating and integrating open-source software while ensuring data security.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is a major NHS trust and a leading healthcare provider. We are on a journey to become an outstanding organization with a world-class clinical reputation, committed to continuous improvement and innovation. Our vision is to be a high-performing NHS group known for excellence, safety, and compassionate care, providing high standards of harm-free care and supporting a positive working environment based on our WeCare values.

We value diversity and promote an inclusive working environment. 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 providing an excellent working environment and flexible working arrangements tailored to individual needs. If interested in flexible working, please discuss this with the recruiting manager.