Principal Cloud Engineer

About the Role

The role will assume responsibility for NPL’s brownfield Azure platform and provide Azure technical subject matter expertise supporting the current infrastructure and architecture teams to establish clear cloud governance, embed Azure best practice and support the development of a secure and optimised Microsoft Cloud platform.

You will have overall responsibility for platform design using the latest Microsoft technologies available to optimise performance and minimise platform cost. The role will provide mentorship to existing infrastructure team members and act as a technical subject matter expert in relation to cloud design and Azure best practice. 

Responsible for any technological requirements associated with cloud computing, including design, planning, management, maintenance and support. Lead on the design and delivery of a secure, resilient and optimised Microsoft Azure platform – ensuring the right balance between functional, service quality and systems management requirements. Ensure that the Azure platform and environments are comprehensively documented, and architectural diagrams are created for all Azure based systems. Provide support and expertise to IT Architecture in relation to Cloud platform strategy and design.

We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in.

About You Embed and re-evaluate best practice cloud governance in relation to NPL's azure cloud platforms and associated technologies, while also providing technical leadership to the infrastructure team.  Have strong knowledge of Cloud networking including Azure Virtual Networking, Azure Private Link (Endpoints), VNet Peering, Routing, ExpressRoute. Have experience of Cloud Security technologies including Web Application Firewalls, Azure Front Door, Cloud SIEM services (, Microsoft Sentinel), User Defined Routing, Application Gateways, Azure ADB2B/B2C, App Insights. Have strong knowledge of Azure Architecture principles, including Azure Landing Zones, RBAC Have proficiency in Azure Infrastructure configuration and deployment services including Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IAC), ARM templates, GitLab, Terraform. Have awareness of and experience in adopting Microsoft Azure best practice frameworks including Microsoft Well-Architected Framework and Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure.

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