Cloud Engineer (42828-0126)

Location

University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Department

Information & Digital Group - Infrastructure & Operations

Position Type

Permanent

Salary

£47,389 to £56,535 per annum

About the Role

Informal Queries

• For informal queries about the role, please contact Mark Bustin, Head of Portfolio (Infrastructure and Platforms) at Mark.Bustinwarwick.ac.uk .

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cloud and Hosting team at Warwick and help us build the future of both on premise infrastructure and Cloud-hosted infrastructure.

Warwick is a top 20 European University and a top 10 UK university, with a focus on excellence, entrepreneurialism and a cosmopolitan outlook.

You’ll be joining a high performing team with deep technical experience in current hosting technologies.

About You

The successful candidate should be:

• Flexible and ready to adapt to new technologies.
• Have demonstrable experience in using VMWare within a complex organisational environment and ideally understand VCF 9.
• Have a background in using Azure in a large organisation and appropriate qualifications (eg AZ-104).
• Knowledge of networking (including firewalls) and storage to complement their knowledge of both on-site hosting and Azure.
• A knowledge of PowerShell and practical experience of how this can be used to automate processes.

Able to demonstrate how they would work effectively with customers .

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.

About the Department

IDG is one of the biggest departments in the University. We aim to be the trusted partner delivering innovative and effective digital services and solutions that empower our students, academics, research communities and staff to maximise their potential and achieve excellence.

At the core of that is recruiting high performing staff that have access to comprehensive training resources and a development plan that combines those resources with on-the-job experience with highly skilled engineers.

About the University

We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 106th in the world and 8th in the UK.* Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.**

Find out more about us at warwick.ac.uk/about/ .

* World University Ranking 2024 , Guardian University Guide 2025

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

How to Apply

CLOSING DEADLINE: Sunday 22nd March 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

To apply, please click "Apply" below and submit an application form by the closing deadline. You will be asked to include a CV and a cover letter.

Your CV should include:

• Your education and employment history (including your most recent employment).
• Any other relevant experience (e.g. volunteering, extracurricular, etc.).

Your cover letter should explain:

• Your motivations for applying to the role.
• Using examples, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job description (PDF attached below).

All essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview.

You are welcome to include details of any career breaks (e.g. parental leave, caring responsibilities, sick leave).

For guidance on writing a cover letter, see here .

• Interview Date: To be confirmed
• Start Date: To be confirmed

Please note a pplication forms must be submitted before the stated deadline - you will not be able to submit after 23:55 (even if you opened the form earlier). Only applications submitted via our official careers portal (warwick-careers.tal.net) will be considered.

What we Offer

We provide a comprehensive range of benefits, including:

• An attractive pension scheme.
• 30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
• Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
• Onsite childcare facilities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working arrangements. For more information, see here .

We are proud to be a Living Wage employer .

Our Commitment to Inclusion

To find out more about our commitments to equality, diversity, and inclusion, please see: Our Commitments University of Warwick

Job Description

JD - Cloud Engineer (42828).pdf - 88KB

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