Cloud Platform Engineer

Assist the team in Building and maintaining Azure resources across our tenant, including PaaS and IaaS systems, following the patterns set by the Principal Cloud Engineer and using DevOps principals so our 500-site estate stays stable, scalable and consistent.

Automate the Routine:

Use infrastructure-as-code and azure DevOps to take the manual effort out of everyday changes. You will use and Bicep to deploy safely and repeatably, with support from the Principal Cloud Engineer.

Keep Us Secure:

Protecting clinical and patient data is paramount, so you will apply good security practice in everything you build. You will assist the team in moving toward a Zero Trust model using Microsoft Entra, Conditional Access, PIM and Azure Policy, and patch orchestration.

Support the Data Platform:

Work with the Data Team to keep the infrastructure behind Microsoft Fabric healthy, monitored and performing well, so data services stay reliable.

FinOps:

In a budget-conscious environment, you and the team will monitor cloud usage, flag waste, and help keep our cloud spend transparent and efficient.

• 2+ years hands-on experience in public cloud engineering (Azure preferred)
• 2+ years hands-on experience using IaC tooling (Bicep/ARM preferred)
• Good working knowledge of core Azure services: compute, storage, networking, identity etc
• Good understanding of core cybersecurity concepts and good security practice

Desirable

• Some exposure to Microsoft data products, e.g. Fabric, Data Factory, SQL, Purview
• Some knowledge of scripting languages and azure automation (Powershell preferred)
• Strong Infrastructure background
• Some experience using Azure DevOps to manage and deploy IaC

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

Pulled from the full job description

• Employee discount
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking
• On-site parking, You’ll be joining our transformation department within our office called Support Centre, which is in Greater Manchester (M26 1GG).
• Full time hours
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Supportive and experienced 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
• Holidays rising to 27 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