Principal Cloud Engineer in Preston

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More about your role 

The Principal Cloud Engineer will provide technical leadership to our Cloud Engineering team. In doing so, the role will own the portfolio of Cloud infrastructure solutions, and set and drive the technical standards. The role will create and maintain the technology roadmap for Cloud infrastructure, ensuring that we have a medium and long term strategy for Cloud.

More about you 

The role  is responsible for leading on the development and enhancement of infrastructure through code, ensuring that our services are resilient, visible, scalable, repeatable and transportable. The role will  ensure that all developed solutions meet the prescribed standards, aligned to best practice cloud engineering, and meet the performance requirements of the service.

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. 

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include: 

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Training and development
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

***** Please note this role has a start date of January 2024 *****

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

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