Senior Cloud Engineer

## Who we are VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation. As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability. We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal. #VOIS #BeUnrivalled #CreateTheFuture ## About this role We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build and operate the cloud infrastructure and platform services that underpin Vodafone's digital and technology capabilities. Based in London, UK, and reporting to the Platform Technical Lead within Digital Engineering, Digital & IT, you will treat infrastructure as software, defining it in code and testing, reviewing and releasing it through automated pipelines. You will own the design and implementation of significant infrastructure components and platform services, translating architectural direction into secure, reliable, observable and operationally ready solutions. Working with Cloud Architects, Infrastructure & Developer Platform Leads and engineering teams, you will contribute deep technical expertise across cloud infrastructure, networking, automation and platform services. ## What you’ll do * Design, build and operate secure, scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure and platform services through code and automation. * Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code modules, automation tooling and deployment pipelines. * Deliver reliable environments and reusable platform capabilities that support engineering teams and customer-facing services. * Build monitoring, observability, alerting and operational controls into infrastructure from the outset. * Support production environments, including incident investigation, root-cause analysis and resolution. * Apply identity, access management, security, compliance and operational controls across delivered infrastructure. * Improve reliability, consistency and maintainability through automation and reusable engineering patterns. * Contribute to cloud cost optimisation through automation, right-sizing and platform improvements. * Support AI-native engineering practices through infrastructure automation and appropriate platform capabilities. * Identify technical risks and escalate architectural or strategic concerns where appropriate. * Collaborate on design reviews and support other engineers through technical mentoring and knowledge sharing. * Contribute reusable standards, modules and engineering improvements across the cloud engineering community. ## Who you are * 5+ years of cloud, infrastructure or platform engineering experience. * Strong hands-on experience designing, building and operating cloud-native infrastructure and services. * Strong practical experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or equivalent, including version control, testing and automated delivery. * Experience operating services on at least one major cloud platform. * Experience with containers, orchestration and cloud-native infrastructure. * A strong understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management. * Experience building CI/CD pipelines and automated provisioning and deployment processes. * Experience implementing observability, monitoring, alerting and operational tooling. * Experience supporting production infrastructure and resolving operational incidents. * Strong scripting and automation skills. * An understanding of resilience, distributed systems and infrastructure supportability. * The ability to incorporate security and compliance requirements into infrastructure solutions from the outset. * An understanding of AI-assisted software delivery and the infrastructure capabilities required to support its safe and effective adoption. * The ability to mentor and collaborate with engineers through design reviews, technical discussions and knowledge sharing. * A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent practical experience. ## Not a perfect fit? Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best. ## What's in it for you * Work on cloud infrastructure and platform services underpinning Vodafone's next-generation digital products and services. * Contribute to cloud-native platforms, reusable engineering capabilities, APIs, integrations and secure digital services operating across multiple customer journeys and markets. * Work closely with Cloud Architects, platform specialists and engineering teams on significant infrastructure solutions. * Influence cloud engineering practices through automation, infrastructure-as-code and reusable patterns. * Contribute to AI-native engineering practices while maintaining security, governance and engineering discipline. * Develop technical leadership experience through mentoring, design reviews and knowledge sharing. ## What skills will you learn * Cloud infrastructure and cloud-native platform engineering at scale. * Advanced infrastructure-as-code, automated provisioning and CI/CD practices. * Platform observability, reliability and operational readiness. * Cloud security, identity, networking and compliance controls. * Cloud cost optimisation, right-sizing and automation. * Creating reusable infrastructure modules, standards and engineering patterns. * Infrastructure capabilities supporting AI-native software engineering. * Technical mentoring, design collaboration and cross-team knowledge sharing. ## VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment Vodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. No form of discrimination is tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, citizenship, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, neurodiversity, social origin, cultural background, marital or civil partnership status, or socio-economic background. ## Join Us At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together. With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference. ## Alert Apply for Vodafone jobs only through the official Vodafone Careers website to avoid job scams and fraud.” #JDEnhancedByTARA ## Follow us on social media and #StayConnected * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vois/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voisglobal * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voisglobal/ * You can also chat with our employees to learn more about our projects: https://lnkd.in/dpkrcvR2