Our client, a leading organisation in the defence and security sector, is currently seeking a Cloud Engineer to join their team in Harlow, Essex on a hybrid working basis. This is a permanent role with a fixed-term contract for 12 months, full-time at 37 hours per week. The position requires Security Clearance (SC) eligibility.
Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Architecture & Integration:
* Contribute to the design of a hybrid Azure/on-premise architecture ensuring secure, compliant, and high-performing data flows.
* Support creation of a cloud foundation that will extend beyond data workloads into application hosting.
* Work closely with cloud engineers, architecture, and security teams to apply rigorous standards for identity, access management, networking, encryption, and monitoring.
Collaboration & Technical Input:
* Work closely with Data Architects to refine designs, challenge assumptions, and contribute engineering insights to architectural decisions.
* Collaborate with wider technology teams, business stakeholders, and programme partners to ensure solutions meet operational needs.
Data Quality, Security & Governance:
1. Implement engineering practices that ensure high data quality, including validation, monitoring, reconciliation, and automated testing.
2. Embed secure by design, including encryption, access control, ...