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# Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

- **Company:** HISTORIC ENGLAND
- **Location:** York, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Application Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Subnetting, Performance Tuning, Virtual Machines, Web Platforms, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Caching, Cloudflare
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2921916558-2

## About the Role

* Strong understanding of cloud platform architecture, including hands-on experience with Azure App Services, virtual machines, subnets, load balancing and scaling
 * Experience with elastic cloud platforms and cost/performance optimisation, with expertise in networking, CDN strategies, and traffic flow management
 * Familiarity with Cloudflare including caching rules, headers and bot protection
 * Experience of working within an Agile project management structure with a strong problem-solving mindset
 * Effective communication with developers, product teams and operations
 * Ability to produce clear documentation and operational procedures

## Description

As our Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for building, operating, and continuously improving the Azure-based infrastructure supporting Historic England's web and digital platforms. You will collaborate with the Historic England's Digital Engagement team, acting as an interface to and in support of their Azure infrastructure objectives. You will focus on maintaining and optimising Azure services, ensuring platform reliability, performance, and security.

This role also includes managing traffic flows through Cloudflare, implementing best practice DevOps processes, and ensuring the end to end health of production systems.