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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Engineer - **Company:** Ekco - **Location:** Milton Keynes, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Live Connect (Windows), Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Prometheus, Runbook, Datadog, Azure Automation, Scripting, Microsoft Power Automate, Cloud Monitoring, Grafana, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Veeam, Elastic Beanstalk, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Docker, Servicenow - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d65b968f163997dc ## About the Role * Solid hands-on experience with Azure production environments * Strong Terraform experience * Hands-on experience running Kubernetes in production, ideally AKS or EKS * Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines * Scripting ability in PowerShell, Python and/or Bash * Strong understanding of cloud networking and identity (VNets/VPCs, DNS, private endpoints, VPN, ExpressRoute/Direct Connect, Entra ID, IAM) * Experience with Docker and container-based application delivery * Comfortable supporting live services within ITIL-based processes and SLAs, using tools such as ServiceNow, ConnectWise or Halo * Clear communicator, able to work directly with customers and their development teams Desirable * Previous MSP or multi-tenant experience * Terraform Cloud/Enterprise * Serverless (Azure Functions, Lambda) and event-driven architectures * Knowledge of backup and DR tooling (Azure Backup, Veeam, AWS Backup) ## Description Day-to-day at Ekco: Operations and support * Provide 2nd/3rd line support for customer cloud platforms, resolving incidents, service requests and problems within agreed SLAs * Monitor platform health, performance and availability, and respond proactively to alerts * Carry out change management in line with ITIL processes, including planning, peer review and implementation of changes * Participate in an on-call rota (with additional allowance) Build and delivery * Design and deploy cloud infrastructure, including landing zones, networking, identity, compute, storage and PaaS services * Deliver migrations from on-premises and other clouds into Azure/AWS * Produce clear technical documentation, runbooks and handover materials DevOps and platform engineering * Design, build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, including reusable modules, remote state management and workspace/environment strategies across multiple customers * Deploy, operate and upgrade Kubernetes clusters (AKS, EKS), including node pool management, networking (CNI, ingress controllers), RBAC and cluster security * Build and manage container images and registries (ACR, ECR), including image scanning and lifecycle policies * Implement observability across platforms and clusters using Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana or Datadog, with meaningful alerting rather than noise * Support customers' development teams with platform guidance, pipeline design and deployment best practice Automation and continuous improvement * Identify repetitive operational tasks and automate them using PowerShell, Python, Azure Automation, Logic Apps, Lambda or similar * Contribute to our internal automation and tooling, helping standardise how we build and run customer environments * Recommend and implement improvements to security posture, resilience and cost efficiency Customer engagement * Work directly with customers and internal Technical Account Managers to understand requirements and deliver outcomes * Contribute to service reviews and technical roadmap discussions * Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge across the team ## Related Videos - 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