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Senior Hybrid Cloud Engineer, GUARDIAN NEWS AND MEDIA
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Senior Hybrid Cloud Engineer, GUARDIAN NEWS AND MEDIA
Senior Hybrid Cloud Engineer – The Guardian
Join our pioneering team at The Guardian and contribute to one of the world’s most respected, fearless journalism organisations. Here, a thriving network of award-winning journalists, digital and commercial innovators, and tech thought-leaders collaborates to shape the future of news. With diverse backgrounds and shared values, colleagues constantly push the boundaries of technology, truth, and inclusivity.
We are seeking a Senior Hybrid Cloud Engineer to join our newly formed Hybrid Cloud Team. You’ll collaborate with skilled engineers to implement and refine the on-premise and cloud infrastructure that powers Guardian News & Media—aligning closely with our cloud-first strategy, particularly as we migrate critical on-premise services to AWS while maintaining and improving our current Windows, Active Directory, Entra ID, and VMware estate.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
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Hybrid Infrastructure Support & Development
- Maintain and enhance our hybrid cloud/AWS infrastructure, focusing on migration from on-premise services to the cloud.
- Implement, manage, and optimise AWS infrastructure components, including VMs, storage, networking, and cloud-native tooling.
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Security & Operational Excellence
- Apply and enforce best practices for system security, resilience, and monitoring while adhering to CIS Benchmarks, NIST, or comparable standards.
- Support cloud security hardening initiatives, reducing exposure and ensuring compliance.
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Automation & Infrastructure as Code
- Advocate and implement automation strategies to improve operational efficiency across cloud and on-premise environments.
- Lead development, management, and maintenance of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and related tooling.
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Supported Services
- Manage Windows Server environments, VMware platforms, and Active Directory/Entra ID, ensuring unity across hybrid identity services.
- Collaborate with on-call rotations for 24/7 issue resolution, in a 1 week in 3 on a rotational basis (with a paid on-call allowance).
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Stakeholder Collaboration & Education
- Liaise with IT leadership and technical teams, presenting designs and advising on issues, improvements, and future cloud-first directions.
- Translate technical concepts—such as complex architectures or design kwargs—into accessible recommendations for stakeholders at all levels.
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Requirements
The ideal candidate will have:
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Technical Expertise
- AWS: Deep expertise in deploying, managing, and optimizing hybrid cloud architectures with AWS.
- Windows/Linux: Hands-on experience in Windows Server environments, VMware infrastructure, and identity services (Active Directory, Entra ID/ Azure AD).
- Security & Migrations: Familiarity with infrastructure migration strategies, particularly from on-premise to cloud (e.g., AWS), and security hardening standards.
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Practical Knowledge
- Appreciation for network technologies in hybrid environments, and ability to debug complex issues.
- Experience applying real-world IaC/cloud automation (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) to streamline operations.
- Comprehension of holistic hybrid cloud architectures, including integration between on-premise and cloud environments.
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Collaborative Mindset
- Innate collaboration and mentorship ability; open to sharing knowledge and upholding technical stakeholder discussions.
- Ability to guide technical direction and empower colleagues as we transition towards cloud-first workflows.
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On-Call Flexibility
- Availability for the rotational on-call support schedule (1 week in 3) as required for critical issue resolution.
About You
We’re seeking passionate leaders with hybrid architecture expertise and a dedication to empowering others. Whether you specialise in cloud migration from legacy environments to AWS or are suitably skilled to shape new hybrid platforms, we value real world adaptability and vigor.
If this resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, especially if you draw from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the media industry.
Working for The Guardian
Hybrid Environment: This role operates with 2 days in office (including one Thursday) in our Kings Cross HQ, alongside 3 remote working days, upholding work-life balance and flexibility.
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Company Culture: A truly inclusive environment that celebrates diversity of thought, enhancing workplace impact and reflecting our values. Our organisation strives to provide equal access to growth opportunities and actively supports all applications aligning with B Corp commitments for responsible business.
Please email anna.vipers@theguardian.com if you require accommodations to access this role.
About Benefits at The Guardian
- Leave: 30 paid days annual leave, plus bank holidays. Extra 5 optional purchaseable days.
- Pension: Generous employer matching (8-12% when you contribute 5%).
- Community: Two free volunteer days and a payroll-giving scheme.
- Travel: Season Ticket Loans, gym memberships, bike schemes, and vouchers covering daily travel costs.
- Wellbeing:
- Private healthcare, including life cover, income protection, and eye tests.
- Optional dental insurance cover.
- Yoga/Pilates classes, employee assistance programmes, and our in-house gym.
Supporting Staff:
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental).
- IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality initiatives to provide broad support.
- Inclusive culture: Employee forums enable vision sharing, medley of thought groups like the BlackAction Employee Network and Women in News.
Closing Date & Process
Applications close: Monday 6th July 2026.
How to Apply: Send your CV, with a cover letter detailing why you’re interested and equipped for this role, and any adjustments you may require to facilitate the process.
We manually review every application and do not use AI technologies; decisions made by our recruitment team.
Please let our team know about any changes we can make to better support your application, including requests for document accessibility. Contact Anna Vipers on anna.vipers@theguardian.com.
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