Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Bright Horizons

Northampton, UK

13 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Compensation

£55,000.0

Working hours

Shift work

Job source

uk.indeed.com

Tech stack

Microsoft Azure Bash Shell Border Gateway Protocol Cloud Computing Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration Domain Name System (DNS) Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Python (Programming Language) Network Security Routing Windows PowerShell

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Ansible TCP/IP Wide Area Networks Cloud-native Network Functions (CNF) Scripting Software Troubleshooting Multi-Cloud Firewalls (Computer Science) Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Terraform

Job description

Design, implement, and support secure, scalable, and resilient cloud network solutions across Microsoft Azure and multi-cloud environments.
Ensure optimal network performance, reliability, security, and governance through automation and best practice.
Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver and maintain high-performing cloud networking services.
Drive continuous improvement through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and modern cloud networking technologies., * Design and support Azure and multi-cloud network solutions.
Manage network security, performance, and reliability.
Automate infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise cloud networking services.
Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, and security teams.
Provide technical leadership and support best practice standards.

Requirements

5+ years’ network engineering experience, including Azure networking (Essential)
Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, routing, firewalls, and network security (Essential)
Hands-on experience with Azure networking services, including VNet, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, and Firewalls (Essential)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Ansible), CI/CD tools, and scripting (PowerShell, Python, or Bash) (Essential)
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills (Essential)
Azure certifications (AZ-700, AZ-104, AZ-305) (Desirable)
Kubernetes (AKS) networking experience (Desirable)
Knowledge of SD-WAN or SASE architectures (Desirable)
Experience working in a regulated environment (Desirable), * Azure certifications (e.g. AZ-700, AZ-104, AZ-305)
Knowledge of AKS, SD-WAN, or SASE
Experience working in a regulated environment

Benefits & conditions

What We Can Offer You:

Flexible working and holiday entitlement
Discounted childcare
Retail, leisure, and holiday discounts
Wellbeing support and resources

Why Bright Horizons?

Support a purpose-driven organisation that helps over 10,000 children across the UK, with 98% of our nurseries rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We offer a flexible, supportive culture focused on wellbeing, work-life balance, and making a positive difference for children and families.