Job Overview
NHS AfC: Band 8a – Temporary should remain the same.
Location: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading.
Contract: Permanent, Full‑time – 37.5 hours per week.
Salary: £55,690 – £62,682 per annum.
Main Duties
* Lead the cloud engineering function, overseeing the design, implementation, optimisation and maintenance of the Trust’s cloud-based systems.
* Work with the Technical Architect to deliver trustwide IT projects, supporting both clinical and non‑clinical systems.
* Act as the Trust’s Cloud Technical Design Authority, ensuring alignment of projects to the IT architecture roadmap and strategy.
* Architect, build and operate Azure environments, applying software engineering best practices.
* Develop and maintain cloud solutions in line with best practice and legal standards, including DSPT and Cyber Essentials.
* Provide training and coaching to digital colleagues on architecture, software packages, languages and technical approaches.
* Ensure project governance, stakeholder engagement and deliver on business requirements.
Person Specification
Evidence of cloud platform certifications such as AZ900 or AZ104 is required.
Essential Criteria
* Certification(s) from multiple cloud platform providers.
* Experience delivering cloud migration, management as SaaS, PaaS and IaaS.
* Execution of Disaster Recovery, High Availability, backup and resilience designs.
Desirable Criteria
* Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools such as Terraform.
* Hybrid infrastructure knowledge, VMWare and experience in Disaster Recovery and backup.
Staff Benefits
* Flexible working opportunities.
* Annual leave: 27 days for new starters, increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service; pro‑rata for part‑time staff.
* NHS pension scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme, Money Advice Service.
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
* On‑site nursery (at RBH).
* Full educational library services.
* Cycle to work scheme and lockable storage for cycles.
* Bus to work scheme, excellent rail and bus links.
* Wide range of health‑service discounts.
Additional Information
The Trust is an approved sponsorship organisation – please note that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. Applications will be processed through the Trust’s preferred applicant management system. The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
For additional help with your application, please call the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
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