University of Warwick
Cloud Engineer (111816-0626)
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About The Role
Informal Queries
For informal queries about the role, please contact Pete Hampshire (Recruitment Manager) at Pete.Hampshire@warwick.ac.uk
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cloud and Hosting team at Warwick and help us build the future of both on premise infrastructure and Cloud-hosted infrastructure. Warwick is a top 20 European University and a top 10 UK university, with a focus on excellence, entrepreneurialism and a cosmopolitan outlook. You’ll be joining a high performing team with deep technical experience in current hosting technologies.
About You
The ideal candidate will:
- Be passionate about cloud technologies, with strong hands-on experience designing, implementing and supporting services in Microsoft Azure within a large and complex enterprise environment.
- Hold relevant Azure certifications (e.g. AZ-104, AZ-305) or be able to demonstrate equivalent practical experience.
- Flexible, adaptable and eager to learn new technologies and ways of working.
- Be experienced in infrastructure automation, with strong PowerShell skills and a track record of using automation to improve efficiency, consistency and service quality. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approaches, including Terraform and/or Bicep, for the deployment and management of Azure resources is highly desirable.
- Be able to demonstrate excellent stakeholder management skills and a customer-focused approach, building effective relationships and delivering solutions that meet business needs.
- Possess a strong understanding of Azure networking services and concepts, including Virtual Networks (VNets), Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Firewall, Load Balancers, Application Gateways, Private Endpoints, DNS, ExpressRoute, VPNs, routing and hybrid connectivity between Azure and on-premises environments. Knowledge of enterprise storage technologies would also be advantageous.
- Have experience of working within hybrid cloud environments that integrate Azure with on-premises infrastructure.
- Have experience with Infrastructure as Code, Azure DevOps, GitHub, or other cloud automation and CI/CD tooling.
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Desirable
- Experience of VMware technologies within a complex enterprise environment, including an understanding of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
- Knowledge of Windows Server administration and enterprise hosting platforms.
For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.
About The Department
IDG is one of the biggest departments in the University. We aim to be the trusted partner delivering innovative and effective digital services and solutions that empower our students, academics, research communities and staff to maximise their potential and achieve excellence. At the core of that is recruiting high performing staff that have access to comprehensive training resources and a development plan that combines those resources with on-the-job experience with highly skilled engineers.
About The University
We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 74th in the world and 9th in the UK.* Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.**
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*World University Ranking 2026, Complete University Guide 2026
**Research Excellence Framework 2021
How to Apply
Closing Deadline: Friday 7th August 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)*
To apply, click HERE.
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Start Date: 1st September
You are welcome to include any career breaks, such as parental leave, caring responsibilities, or long-term sickness absence. For guidance on how to format a cover letter, see here.
What we Offer
We Provide a Comprehensive Range Of Benefits, Including
- An attractive pension scheme.
- 30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
- Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
- Onsite childcare facilities.
- Excellent learning and development opportunities.
We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working arrangements. For more information, see here.
We are proud to be a Living Wage employer.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
To find out more about our commitments to equality, diversity, and inclusion, please see: Our Commitments | University of Warwick
Job Description
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