Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer, Cloud Operations – Technology Directorate

Location: Leeds

Employment: Permanent, Full Time, 2x vacancies

We are seeking two enthusiastic Cloud Engineers to join our Cloud Operations team in Leeds, dedicated to managing and supporting the Bank’s Azure cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will contribute to the day‑to‑day operation of our Cloud Platform, including resource management, proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and processing subscription requests, all within established change control procedures.

Your work will focus on supporting Kubernetes deployments, using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code, and collaborating with colleagues through Git Hub. Experience with cloud automation and an understanding of networking in cloud environments are important for success. While you won’t manage applications directly, you may assist teams with the cloud components of certain applications.

• Job share
• Flexible start and end times
• Part time
• Ability to adapt calendar as needed
• Compressed hours (subject to approval and policy within the team)
• Working from abroad policy (subject to approval and policy within the team)

A typical day would start with the team’s stand‑up meeting for the current sprint or Kanban board where you’ll discuss your workload and any blockers. You may have project work or operational duties and relevant meetings to attend, where you’ll be modernising the Bank through the services you’re responsible for. You will also draft and raise change requests, troubleshoot issues, and ensure our monitoring tools are functioning correctly.

Collaboration with cross‑functional teams and continuous service improvement will be key aspects of your role.

• Overnight (24/7) on‑call L2/L3 support experience
• Experience of a Cloud Platform (Azure preferred) with use of monitoring tooling for troubleshooting
• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions or similar tooling

• Monitor and maintain cloud infrastructure in Azure, ensuring uptime and performance
• Support incident response and troubleshooting activities across cloud services
• Assist in maintaining Terraform modules (IaC) for infrastructure deployment and automate repetitive manual tasks
• Participate in Dev Ops tasks such as CI/CD pipeline maintenance and automation scripting
• Basic understanding of networking on Cloud (Azure preferred) beneficial
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to implement platform improvements
• Maintain documentation for operational procedures and configuration
• Support patching, backup, and disaster recovery processes
• Show eagerness to learn and implement new learning

• Experience with Agile ways of working
• Knowledge of ITIL framework
• Experience with Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate, and Searching Intelligence

This role is part of the CTO Hosting Technical Services (HTS) domain which is responsible for selecting, delivering and continuously improving a portfolio of hosting services one of which is Cloud Platform. The Bank of England has made a foray into Cloud and has a number of exciting programs of work which address technical and business challenges. Therefore, this role will be crucial in helping the Bank achieve its strategic objectives of Cloud over the multi‑year programs.

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we’re working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best  celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

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