Cloud Engineer

United Kingdom;
Remote | Cloud Operations

Our mission is to build a connected society, rooted in trust, with identity-first security for every machine and human. Keyfactor helps organizations move fast to establish digital trust at scale — and then maintain it. With decades of cybersecurity experience, Keyfactor is trusted by more than 1,500 companies across the globe. We are proud to continually earn recognition as a Best Place to Work, and we achieve that through our amazing people who cultivate our culture as we grow.

We hope you will trust your future with Keyfactor!

Location
:
United Kingdom;
Remote

Job Function: Cloud Operations

Employment Type: Full-Time

Industry: Computer and Network Security

About the position

The Cloud Engineer manages and improves cloud infrastructure and services within established standards and patterns. This role contributes directly to system reliability, security, and operational efficiency while owning solutions of low to moderate complexity.

Cloud Engineersparticipatefully in operational support, incident response, and remediation activities, applying sound judgment when implementing changes within defined guardrails.

Applicants must be living in the UK and must hold a valid Right to Work in the UK. The role can be undertaken remotely from the UK.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Works independently with Infrastructure as Code toolsets to deploy and enhance cloud infrastructure
• Writes new or enhances existing infrastructure code of low to moderate complexity
• Seeksreview for higher-risk or non-standard changes andparticipatesin peer code reviews

Configuration

• Builds andmaintainsconfiguration code to support reliable and secure services
• Implementsconfiguration changes independently within established patterns
• Reviews and supports configuration work performed by less senior peers when needed

Task Automation

• Develops automation using scripting languages, REST APIs, Azure Automation Runbooks, Azure Function Apps, and Dev Ops pipelines
• Delivers automation solutions of low to moderate complexity that improve operational consistency
• Participates in automation reviews and knowledge sharing

Networking

• Appliescloud networking concepts tomaintaina strong security posture
• Implementsapprovednetworking changes aligned with established protocols and standards
• Seeks guidance for complex or non-standard networking scenarios

Monitoring & Alerting

• Works with Azure Monitor to administer and enhance monitoring and alerting configurations
• Ensures systems aremonitoredappropriately and alerts are actionable
• Supports improvements to observability and incident detection

Patch Management

• Coordinates and executes patch management activities
• Troubleshoots routine patching issues independently and escalates complex cases as needed

PKI Knowledge

• Applies working knowledge of PKI concepts in support of customer and hosted environments
• Performs PKI-related tasks with minimal supervision
• Reviewsroutine PKI work completed by less senior engineers
• Participates in cross-functional certificate reviews

Product Knowledge

• Works with Keyfactor’shosted products and core functionality
• Deploys and configures products to a baseline or moderate complexity level
• Performs low to moderate complexity troubleshooting
• Supports operational readiness and stability of hosted offerings

Minimum Qualifications, Education, and Skills

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience
• Strong related work experience and general knowledge within their functional area
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including native services and tooling
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools
• Proficiency in Power Shell scripting (medium to high complexity)
• Strong Windows systems administration experience, including Windows Roles & Features and Active Directory
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot moderately tohighly complex issues
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with a professional demeanor
• Strong organizational, time-management, and attention-to-detail skills
• Proven ability to collaborate within and across teams
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage projects to completion with some…