Principal Cloud Engineer

Places for People; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community-focused organization in Preston is seeking a Principal Cloud/DevOps Engineer to provide technical leadership for their Cloud Engineering team. This remote position oversees cloud infrastructure solutions and drives standards while managing technology roadmaps. Benefits include a competitive salary, 35 days of annual leave, pension contributions, and professional development opportunities. Candidates should have experience with Azure or GCP, Terraform, and CI/CD processes. The role also emphasizes an inclusive recruitment process.

Benefits

Competitive salary with yearly review

Matched pension contributions up to 7%

35 days annual leave with options

Cashback plan for healthcare

Bonus scheme for all

Training and development opportunities

Discounts from shops and cinemas

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Principal Cloud/DevOps Engineer.
• Experience with Azure or GCP cloud platforms.
• Understanding of CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the portfolio of Cloud infrastructure solutions and drive technical standards.
• Create and maintain the technology roadmap for Cloud infrastructure.
• Lead on the development and enhancement of infrastructure through code.
• Ensure all developed solutions meet prescribed standards.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Terraform

GIT

Ansible

Puppet

CI/CD Processes

Education

Principal Cloud/DevOps Engineer

Job description

Overview

Reporting to the Head of Cloud Services, you will provide technical leadership to our Cloud Engineering team. The role owns the portfolio of Cloud infrastructure solutions, sets and drives technical standards, and creates and maintains the technology roadmap for Cloud infrastructure with a medium and long term strategy. You will lead the development and enhancement of infrastructure through code to ensure services are resilient, visible, scalable, repeatable and transportable. All developed solutions should meet prescribed standards aligned to best practice cloud engineering and performance requirements. This is a remote role with attendance at face-to-face meetings in Preston about once a month.

We are committed to a safe and inclusive recruitment process. A basic DBS check is mandatory for this position. The recruitment process involves two stages: online interview first, followed by a face-to-face interview in Preston (travel costs for eligible candidates progressed to the second stage will be covered). We offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We welcome reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience and are happy to discuss flexible working options, including reduced hours, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours.

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We follow robust safeguarding policies to protect children, young people, and adults at risk from harm. Our recruitment includes pre-employment checks, including DBS checks where applicable, to promote a safe working environment.

If you are a Places for People customer seeking support with your application, please contact our Skills and Employment team. Details will be provided during the recruitment process.

We are dedicated to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and a supportive work culture; please discuss any accessibility or flexibility needs at interview.

For this role we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Own the portfolio of Cloud infrastructure solutions and drive technical standards.
• Create and maintain the technology roadmap for Cloud infrastructure with medium and long-term strategy.
• Lead on the development and enhancement of infrastructure through code to ensure resilience, visibility, scalability, repeatability and portability.
• Ensure all developed solutions meet prescribed standards and performance requirements.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate: Principal Cloud/DevOps Engineer with proven track record.
• Experience with Cloud platforms (Azure or GCP) and Terraform.
• Experience with GIT, Ansible and Puppet; understanding of CI/CD processes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with yearly salary review.
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%.
• Excellent holiday package - 35 days annual leave with option to buy or sell leave.
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs - up to £500 per year.
• Bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Extra perks including discounts from shops and cinemas.