Senior Cloud Engineer

Delt Shared Services Ltd; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector IT service provider is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead efforts in designing and implementing robust Cloud services. This hybrid role is based in Devon, England, with a focus on ensuring scalable and secure Cloud solutions. Ideal candidates will have deep technical expertise in Azure and Cloud architectures along with strong stakeholder management skills. Benefits include a generous leave allowance, pension scheme, and a supportive work environment emphasizing flexibility and innovation.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays

Up to 12 flex leave days a year

Matched pension scheme up to 10%

Life assurance scheme

Opportunities for training funded by Delt

Qualifications

• Significant experience with enterprise Cloud environments.
• Proven ability to manage and deliver Cloud services.
• Experience in leading large-scale migrations or onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of Cloud services.
• Create standards and roadmaps for Cloud environments.
• Ensure reliability and security of Cloud services.

Skills

Designing enterprise infrastructure

Implementing public and private Cloud solutions

Stakeholder management

Troubleshooting Cloud environments

Education

Certified Azure Architect or equivalent

ITIL v4 Foundation

Tools

Azure

Azure Virtual Desktop

Hyper Converged Infrastructure

Virtualisation

Job description

Senior Cloud Engineer

Salary up to £58,000 p.a. plus performance bonus

Full Time – Permanent (37 hours per week)

Location : Hybrid - Devon / Southwest

At Delt Shared Services, we don’t just deliver IT - we help our customers transform how technology supports their organisations. Our Senior Cloud Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping, securing and evolving our Cloud services, ensuring they are robust, scalable and built for the future.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands‑on technical leader who can design, implement and continuously improve enterprise‑scale Cloud environments while acting as a trusted advisor to both internal teams and external customers.

The Opportunity

You’ll be the key technical point of contact for our North Somerset Council customer and will lead the definition and evolution of Delt’s Cloud Services. You’ll create high‑and‑low‑level designs, define roadmaps, guide integration of new solutions and oversee implementation across a multi‑tenant environment.

You’ll work closely with customer architects, project managers and service teams to translate complex Cloud concepts into practical, secure, and efficient solutions that align with customer and organisational strategy.

We are open to applicants based in Cornwall, Devon, or North Somerset. This is a hybrid opportunity, with expected office attendance on a monthly basis. Please note, on occasion you may be required to attend a customer site at short notice.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading the technical design and implementation of Cloud services for Delt and our customers.
• Producing high- and low-level designs, standards and roadmaps covering all Cloud environments and products.
• Acting as the service owner for Cloud Services, ensuring reliability, scalability and security across all environments.
• Providing technical governance, guidance and assurance for Cloud-related projects and service changes.
• Assessing and integrating new technologies, keeping Delt at the forefront of Cloud innovation.
• Supporting business cases with technical input, cost estimates and solution recommendations.
• Driving continual service improvement by developing documentation, mentoring others, and promoting new ways of working.
• Managing capacity planning, availability design and forecasting for Cloud services.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll be an experienced Cloud professional who can combine deep technical knowledge with strategic thinking. You’ll have a proven ability to design and implement complex Cloud solutions, lead technical delivery, and engage confidently with senior stakeholders.

Essential experience and skills

• Demonstrable experience designing, implementing and troubleshooting enterprise infrastructure in public and private Cloud environments.
• Experience with technologies such as Azure, Azure Virtual Desktop, Hyper Converged Infrastructure, Virtualisation and Backup.
• Proven ability to create standards, policies and procedures for Cloud services.
• Experience leading large-scale Cloud migrations or customer onboarding.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Qualifications and Technical Expertise

• Certified Azure Architect (or equivalent knowledge) — or willingness to obtain certification within six months of starting.

The following Microsoft certifications would be highly desirable :

• Microsoft Certified : Cybersecurity Architect
• Microsoft Certified : Azure Security Engineer Associate
• Microsoft 365 Certified : Administrator
• Microsoft 365 Certified : Endpoint Administrator
• Microsoft Certified : Azure Solutions Architect
• Microsoft Certified : Azure Administrator
• Microsoft Certified : Azure Virtual Desktop

Additional desirable qualifications include

• Experience with enterprise architecture processes or relevant technologies such as Nutanix, Azure or Rubrik at Architect level.
• Understanding of cyber security principles and frameworks.
• ITIL v4 Foundation and / or project management experience.

Why Delt?

Delt is a commercial company owned by the public sector and run for the benefit of the public. Everything we do supports better health, better care and better value for the communities we serve. If you want to do work that matters, in an environment that’s ambitious, inclusive, and genuinely different, this could be your next step.

You’ll be part of a purpose-driven team that values trust, flexibility and innovation. We’re proud to be one of the UK’s most loved workplaces, supporting thousands of professionals who rely on our services every day.

Benefits include

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Up to 12 flex leave days a year
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 10% of salary
• Life assurance scheme
• Opportunities to buy and sell leave
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Opportunities for training to be funded by Delt
• EV salary sacrifice
• Performance Related Pay
• Employee assistance programme supporting mental and physical wellbeing

Deadline for applications : Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so please apply early. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy as suitable candidates are identified.