Cloud Engineer

About Us

We're building a modern engineering culture where automation, reliability and developer experience sit at the heart of how we deliver technology. As a Cloud Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in enabling secure, resilient and scalable digital services across Anglian Water.

Working within our Platform Engineering function, you'll act as a subject matter expert in Microsoft Azure cloud implementation, with a particular focus on Azure networking. You'll bridge the gap between our core cloud platform and the teams delivering digital products and services.

What you'll be doing

• Designing, deploying and managing Azure networking services including VNETs, subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints and VNET peering
• Acting as the technical lead for cloud network implementation across projects
• Collaborating with Cyber Security teams to implement network security policies
• Deploying Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines
• Supporting project and product teams by delivering secure, operationally robust cloud environments
• Monitoring platform health, performance and capacity using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Participating in incident response, problem management and root cause analysis
• Automating operational tasks to improve reliability and reduce manual effort
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation and standards
• Mentoring colleagues and contributing to a collaborative engineering culture

What does it take to be successful?

• Extensive hands-on experience deploying and managing Azure PaaS and IaaS services
• Deep expertise in Azure networking and security
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Bicep, Terraform)
• Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Azure CLI)
• Experience using CI/CD pipelines, ideally Azure DevOps
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly
• A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous learning

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
• Flexible working options
• Private health care
• Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches contributions up to 6%
• Life assurance at eight times your salary
• Annual bonus
• Potential funded car allowance depending on evidenced business mileage
• Personal medical assessments
• Virtual GP service
• Cancer screening
• Financial wellbeing support and salary finance benefits
• Lifestyle savings including discounts on retail, travel and utilities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteer days

Inclusion at Anglian Water

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We are proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter and Armed Forces Covenant, and we're a Disability Confident employer.

Closing Date: 17th May 2026