We are looking for a Cloud / Platform Solution Engineer to join the E.ON Industrial & Commercial Pillar on a 12 month secondment.
Cloud / Platform Solution Engineer
Here’s what you’ll be doing
The E.ON I&C Pillar combines the npower Business Solutions & E.ON B2B businesses to create a new £5 billion revenue business serving c60,000 I&C customers and around 300,000 meter points, becoming the number one B2B energy supplier in the UK.
Digital Technology & Change is a new function formed as part of the I&C business integration and consists of these teams:
- Change Management; responsible for project delivery
- Innovation & Architecture, responsible for the digitisation strategy and the provision of technical data, digital and solutions architecture expertise
- Digital Products, responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of digital products via DevOps WOW
- Engineering & Service Management, responsible for the provision and delivery of secure digital service, platforms and expertise to facilitate product lifecycle. Including the operational (day‑to‑day) management of supplier relationships.
The Cloud / Platform Solution Engineer sits within Engineering & Service Management, and will be part of a wider team of IT & Digital Engineers that design, build and manage IT solutions and products for npower Business Solutions (nBS) which is the Industrial and Commercial arm of E.ON UK.
Working on a principally Azure based landscape and operating within E.ON's Group Digital Technology Framework, the Solution Engineer delivers across the lifecycle of IT & Digital Products, that enable and support multiple business capabilities including sales, billing, metering, pricing and industry related processes.
The Cloud / Platform Solution Engineer will practise and adopt Product and DevOps ways of working and will have a strong hands‑on technical understanding of several different cloud and digital enterprise level technologies, that can be compiled, installed, configured, integrated and securely operated to enable and support large scale, compliant and resilient, business operations.
They will maintain relationships with key business and digital technology stakeholders both locally and internationally across relevant E.ON teams and departments, and external partners.
- Setup, configure, and manage Azure subscriptions/environments
- Build and maintain cloud infrastructure for I&C applications
- Manage Azure API Management environments, policies, and integrations
- Ensure cloud security, compliance, and platform governance
- Develop reusable platform patterns and environment templates
- Strong stakeholder management skills across cross functional teams
- Collaborate on infrastructure/platform designs aligned with architecture and security standards
- Implement monitoring, alerting, and operational processes
- Support deployment pipelines and release activities
- Identify improvements in reliability, scalability, performance, and cost‑efficiency
- Maintain documentation, guidance, and standards for cloud consumption
- Provide technical support and ensure platform compliance
Requirements
- Proven Cloud, Platform, Infrastructure, or DevOps engineering experience
- Strong Microsoft Azure cloud and infrastructure skills, including subscriptions, networking, identity, and security
- Experience supporting production cloud applications and API gateway technologies
- Knowledge of infrastructure‑as‑code and automation tools
- Ability to collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and partners
- Strong problem‑solving, communication, and supplier management skills
Desirable
- Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates
- Azure monitoring tools and Microsoft security/compliance tooling
- .NET and Microsoft technology stacks
- Containerisation with Docker or Kubernetes
- Enterprise architecture, platform standards, and IT governance understanding
What you need to know
- Award‑Winning Workplace – We’re proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16–34‑year‑olds.
- Outstanding Benefits – Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
- Flexible & Family‑Friendly – Our industry‑leading hybrid and family‑friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024.
- Inclusive & Diverse – We’re the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers and also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year.
- Support at Every Stage of Life – We’re Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
- Accessible & Supportive – Do you consider yourself as having a disability? As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
- Invested in Your Growth – From inclusive talent networks to top‑tier development programmes, we’ll support your growth every step of the way.
At a glance
- Reference no.: 244828
- Closing date: 21/06/2026
- Salary: £60,875 – £81,534
Get in touch
For more information about the role please contact ailsa.whaley@eon-uk.com
Location
Solihull, GB
