Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Hybrid
Gloucester, United Kingdom
Full Time
27-03-2025
Job Specifications
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Duration: Permanent
Location: Gloucester
Job Ref: 203511
About The Role
Benefact Group are looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our Gloucester based team.
We are on a transformation journey to migrate away from more traditional monolithic Insurance platforms and on-premises solutions to a cloud based eco-system approach. As we begin our migration, we are looking for a proven Cloud Engineer that can work as part of the infrastructure team and alongside the DevOps team to help drive direction and help facilitate different ways of working and technologies. It's a great opportunity to join at a pivotal time where you can have a real impact in both the short and long term as well as being involved in the development of global Groupwide capability.
Joining our rapidly expanding and innovative Group presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and become an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Assist with the design and deployment of scalable, resilient and secure cloud infrastructure solutions ensuring optimised performance, reliability and scalability.
Evaluate new technologies and make recommendations for adoption based on business needs and industry best practices.
Work with cloud platforms (Azure & AWS) to design and deploy cloud-based solutions.
Implement and manage virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, etc.) to support dynamic workload requirements.
Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform.
Develop and maintain automated deployment and configuration management processes using tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform.
Automate where possible to avoid repetition using (preferably PowerShell).
Mentor engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (DevOps, Security, etc.) to align infrastructure with business goals.
Horizon scanning, implementing new technologies to drive efficiency e.g. Machine Learning
Knowledge, Skills And Experience
Experience with architecture, design, configuration, and deployment within the Microsoft Azure platform.
Experience with IAC tools - preferably Azure Bicep, Terraform and Packer.
Experience with Microsoft Operating Systems and Tools.
Proficiency with PowerShell.
An understanding of the Agile SCRUM framework.
Experience in an engineering role.
Experience with security monitoring and improving security posture.
Understanding of network topologies and firewalls.
Knowledge of security best practices in infrastructure, application, IAM, or data platform solutions.
Must possess strong troubleshooting abilities to get to the source of problems and think critically about possible solutions.
Experience building and supporting Azure SQL Database.
Ability to communicate effectively and work alongside leaders within our organization.
Azure based Certification Associate or above (ideally)
What we offer
A competitive salary - let's discuss it
Hybrid working
Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
A range of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
Up to £400 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
Employee Assistance Programme
Full study support to gain professional qualifications
Access to virtual GP
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
About us
Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.
We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.
If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.
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About the Company
Benefact Group is a diverse family of specialist financial businesses, driven by our shared ambition to do right by our customers and clients, and united by a common purpose. To give our profits to good causes. Being owned by a charity – Benefact Trust – places good intentions at the foundations of our Group, but our ability to turn this movement for good into positive action is based on better business. Whether it be in specialist insurance, investment management, broking or advisory, every business that makes up the Ben... Know more
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