Full job description

Cloud Engineering Manager

London Council

Permanent

Salary: £79,005 to £88,149

Location: Westminster, London

Hybrid and Flexible Working

The Opportunity

Salt is exclusively partnering with a London based Council to recruit a Cloud Engineering Manager to lead a highly skilled Cloud Engineering team through one of the council's most exciting technology transformation programmes.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build and shape modern Azure and Google Cloud environments from the ground up rather than simply maintaining legacy infrastructure.

You'll lead a team of up to six Cloud Engineers while remaining heavily involved in technical strategy, solution design and the delivery of large scale cloud transformation projects.

Approximately 20% of the role focuses on leadership and people management, with the remaining 80% dedicated to technical leadership, cloud architecture, engineering strategy and delivering modern cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of up to six Cloud Engineers.
• Manage Agile delivery, sprint planning, stand ups and engineering ceremonies.
• Design and implement secure Azure and Google Cloud environments.
• Deliver Azure Landing Zones and modern cloud platforms.
• Drive Zero Trust cloud architecture and security best practice.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Bicep.
• Apply Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) principles.
• Lead cloud migration and modernisation initiatives.
• Drive DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
• Ensure cloud governance, resilience and operational excellence.
• Work closely with Architecture, Security, Development, Data and Infrastructure teams.
• Review new project requests and provide technical direction, solution design and delivery estimates.
• Manage Azure cost optimisation and FinOps activities.
• Build delivery roadmaps and continually improve engineering processes.
• Manage supplier relationships and technical delivery partners.

Essential Experience

• Experience leading Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering teams.
• Strong Azure engineering and architecture experience.
• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Azure Landing Zones.
• Azure networking, identity and cloud security.
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Bicep.
• Azure DevOps.
• DevOps and CI/CD.
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Cloud governance.
• Cloud migration programmes.
• Azure cost optimisation and FinOps.
• Technical solution design.
• Agile, Scrum and Kanban.
• Stakeholder management.
• Supplier management.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Desirable

• Local Government experience.
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
• Zero Trust architecture.
• Multi cloud environments.
• Enterprise scale transformation programmes.

Benefits

• Salary up to £88,149.
• Hybrid and flexible working.
• 36 hour working week.
• 31 days annual leave plus your birthday off.
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Employee discounts.
• Learning and development opportunities.