Remote Cloud Platform Engineer - IaC & DevOps

NEC Software Solutions; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical

25 days holiday

Life assurance

Pension plan

Flexible benefits

LinkedIn Learning

Job summary

NEC Software Solutions is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to build and operate the core public cloud platform foundations. The role focuses on landing zones, identity integration, networking, and IaC, working with senior platform engineers.

The position is hybrid or remote, with monthly attendance at the Hartlepool Office. You will contribute to automation, CI/CD, and platform tooling while supporting BAU and project work.

Qualifications

• Experience with at least one public cloud platform (AWS, Azure or OCI).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform).
• Understanding of cloud networking and identity fundamentals.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Experience working in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering environments.
• Working within ITIL frameworks.
• Ability to automate repetitive tasks using scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Understanding of cloud governance basics (tagging, policies, cost controls).

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain cloud landing zones, account/subscription structures, and baseline configurations.
• Provision and manage shared platform services (network hubs, identity integrations, management groups, etc.).
• Implement cloud IAM policies, RBAC, and federated identity integration; automate provisioning.
• Build and maintain cloud networking components (VNets/VPCs, routing, DNS, gateways).
• Develop and maintain Terraform templates and modules; support CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to automation tooling and self-service capabilities.
• Maintain day-to-day platform operations and incident response; apply patches and maintenance.

Skills

Cloud platforms

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps practices

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Communication

Education

Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/OCI)

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Azure Monitor

CloudWatch

Grafana

Job description

NEC Software Solutions is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to build and operate the core public cloud platform foundations. The role focuses on landing zones, identity integration, networking, and IaC, working with senior platform engineers.

The position is hybrid or remote, with monthly attendance at the Hartlepool Office. You will contribute to automation, CI/CD, and platform tooling while supporting BAU and project work.