Cloud Engineer

Division/Directorate: Research, Data & Digital (RDD)

Department: Digital Services

Base: No 2 Capital Quarter - Public Health Wales Cardiff Office

We are recruiting a talented and experienced Cloud Engineer to join Public Health Wales Digital Services Cloud team. This role is crucial in maintaining, optimising and securing our cloud environments & infrastructure that support essential healthcare services. You will work with Azure cloud technologies, ensuring reliability, scalability and performance whilst maintaining compliance with NHS Wales security and governance standards.

You will be working alongside other technical service teams and report to the 365 Engineering Lead. The Cloud Engineer is a new, permanent role at Public Health Wales that will help contribute to the delivery of our cloud strategy.

Appropriate training plans will be provided for successful candidates to cloud based roles to enhance existing skills and knowledge.

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Jonathan Jones, Lead Cyber Security Manager.

As Cloud Engineer, you will help shape our Azure cloud environments and assist in the delivery of associated roadmaps & strategies for Public Health and NHS Wales as we continue to invest in our digital capability.

Manage and support Azure resources and environments, ensuring optimal performance and availability.

Provide specialist IT technical knowledge to maintain, enhance, and secure the Trust's cloud infrastructure for clinical and non-clinical systems.

Act as a subject matter expert, leading implementation, knowledge transfer, and documentation to support team capability.

Our organisational values of Working Together, with Trust and Respect, to Make a Difference, underpinned by our Being Our Best Framework set out how we are expected to undertake our roles. The Being Our Best colleague group(s) which apply/applies to this role is/are Colleague and/, People Manager/ and Organisational Leader.

A full Job Description and Person Specification is attached within the supporting documentation.

We are Public Health Wales - the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is "working together for a healthier Wales". We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. Never more has public health been so important as we come through the Coronavirus pandemic, face the challenges of the cost of living crisis and tackle and prevent the harmful effects of climate change.

Our organisation is guided by our Values, "Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference". We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.

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Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Educated to degree level in computer science or related field or equivalent level of knowledge and skills

Knowledge of data security, governance, and compliance regulations.

Excellent knowledge of building and configuring Azure environments.

Knowledge of Azure cost management tools and techniques for optimising cloud spending.

Experience

Advanced experience as a cloud engineer/consultant gained while working in an enterprise environment.

Implementing and scaling out Azure Landing Zone.

Experience of cloud networking, security and Azure Firewall.

Demonstrable experience in an IT role at third line tier within an enterprise environment.

Hands on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) projects.

Skills and Attributes

Enterprise scale technical experience with cloud security, hybrid infrastructures, secure architecture designs, and technology management.

Enterprise cloud infrastructure monitoring, administration, and remediation skills.

Enterprise scale technical experience with cloud security, hybrid infrastructures, secure architecture designs, and technology management.

Scripting skills using PowerShell, Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, terraform) or similar. Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.

Advanced identity management design, administration, and support skills, namely Microsoft Entra (AzureAD).

Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Familiarity with Azure landing zone architectures and best practices for cloud adoption.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome

• oEducated to degree level in computer science or related field or equivalent level of knowledge and skills
• oKnowledge of data security, governance, and compliance regulations.
• oExcellent knowledge of building and configuring Azure environments.
• oKnowledge of Azure cost management tools and techniques for optimising cloud spending.
• oKnowledge of the technical and legislative environment specific to the NHS in Wales.
• oRecognised qualifications as a Cloud Specialist and/or equivalent certification
• oITIL Foundation or Practitioner

• oAdvanced experience as a cloud engineer/consultant gained while working in an enterprise environment.
• oImplementing and scaling out Azure Landing Zone.
• oExperience of cloud networking, security and Azure firewall.
• oDemonstrable experience in an IT role at third line tier within an enterprise environment.
• oHands on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) projects.

• oEnterprise scale technical experience with cloud security, hybrid infrastructures, secure architecture designs, and technology management.
• oEnterprise cloud infrastructure monitoring, administration, and remediation skills.
• oEnterprise scale technical experience with cloud security, hybrid infrastructures, secure architecture designs, and technology management.
• oScripting skills using PowerShell, Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, terraform) or similar. Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.
• oAdvanced identity management design, administration, and support skills, namely Microsoft Entra (AzureAD).
• oAbility to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non technical stakeholders.
• oFamiliarity with Azure landing zone architectures and best practices for cloud adoption.
• oTraining and supporting colleagues to develop competencies within the team.

• oBe willing to work outside of normal contracted hours to meet the needs of key milestones.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.