Principal Cloud Engineer

As a Principal Cloud Engineer you'll be:

• Responsible for the technology choices and technical architecture across our Azure tenant and digital cloud assets.
• Leading the transition of core networking, identity, and complex workloads (IaaS/PaaS) to the cloud, and ensuring our data team has a rock-solid, secure foundation for their Microsoft Fabric rollout
• Designing and implementing our Azure Landing Zone, ensuring that our 500-site network is integrated into a system that is stable, scalable, and easy for the team to manage.
• You will lead "lean cloud" initiatives-optimizing resources and ensuring our cloud spend is transparent and efficient.

Do you have experience in SQL?, * 7+ years in cloud computing as senior engineering role (AZ-305 or equivalent desirable)

• 5+ years in technical/systems architecture cloud / on-prem platforms
• 5+ years experience with core Cybersecurity concepts & best practice (AZ-500 or equivalent desirable)
• Experience with Microsoft data product e.g. Fabric, Data Factory, DataBricks, Cosmos, SQL, Purview
• Experience in AI tools e.g. AI Foundry, MVC, mainstream LLMs

Enjoy being part of a team that's passionate about supporting our practices and ultimately helping the nation smile.

You'll be joining our IT department which is based at our Support Centre (M26)

• The role is Permanent
• Full time hours
• Hybrid working - 1 day per week onsite (M26 1GG)
• Joining our supportive and growing team
• You will benefit from free onsite parking and Kearsley train station is just a short walk away
• With an onsite mini market shop and casual seating space inside and outside (for the sunnier days)

Your future, with us

Working at mydentist means you'll be part of the UK's leading dental network. Here, you'll be trusted to do your best work, balancing your career around your life. We're ambitious, focusing on the big picture and transforming how we deliver dentistry. Supported by a talented and driven team everyone is free to be themselves, where respect is a given and we're always there for one another.

Your future, your benefits

• Competitive salary
• Car allowance
• Holidays rising to 30 days per year with service (plus bank holidays)
• Annual support centre bonus scheme
• Health and wellbeing benefits; including a virtual GP service and Employee Assistance Programme helpline which includes free counselling sessions
• Access to fantastic discounts at cinemas, major retail brands, restaurants and coffee chains - simple and easy to access making it possible to save hundreds of pounds a year
• Recognition schemes including Support Centre Heroes and service awards

Your future, your role

We are at a defining moment in our digital journey embarking on a migration to a hybrid cloud model, primarily Microsoft Fabric and a modern Azure ecosystem.