Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it’s our people who make this happen.Cloud Infrastructure Engineer  PermanentLocation: Milton Keynes Salary: £54,300 - £61,794 + Benefits Working Arrangements; Hybrid (2 days per week in the office) Introduction Join AQA's Assessment Technology team and play a key role in supporting the systems that help deliver millions of GCSE and A-level results every year. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of a team that is modernising critical platforms, adopting new technologies and driving continuous improvement across cloud infrastructure and application services. Purpose of the role As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you'll help ensure the reliability, security and performance of the infrastructure that supports AQA's scanning and marking services. You'll work closely with technology teams, suppliers and business users to deploy, support and enhance cloud-based solutions, while contributing to the ongoing modernisation of our platform services. This role offers the opportunity to work with Microsoft Azure technologies, infrastructure as code practices and modern DevOps approaches in an environment where your work directly supports learners and educators across the UK. Key responsibilities In this role, you'll be responsible for: Deploying, supporting and improving cloud-based applications and infrastructure within Microsoft Azure using modern DevOps practices and infrastructure as code technologies. Monitoring, maintaining and optimising platform performance, security and availability while helping resolve infrastructure and application issues, including taking part in the agreed out-of-hours support roster during live exam series. Working collaboratively with development teams, technology colleagues, suppliers and business users to deliver reliable services and support ongoing platform modernisation. What we are looking for You'll thrive in this role if you're a self-motivated infrastructure professional who enjoys solving problems, taking ownership and working independently while collaborating effectively with others. Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and the ability to troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues. Experience working with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Bicep, Terraform or ARM templates. Experience using CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling to deploy and support applications and infrastructure. Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with technical and non-technical stak...