Cloud engineer in telecom

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation. We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build and operate the cloud infrastructure and platform services that underpin Vodafone's digital and technology capabilities.

• Design, build and operate secure, scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure and platform services through code and automation
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code modules, automation tooling and deployment pipelines
• Deliver reliable environments and reusable platform capabilities that support engineering teams and customer-facing services
• Build monitoring, observability, alerting and operational controls into infrastructure from the outset
• Support production environments, including incident investigation, root-cause analysis and resolution
• Apply identity, access management, security, compliance and operational controls across delivered infrastructure
• Improve reliability, consistency and maintainability through automation and reusable engineering patterns
• Contribute to cloud cost optimisation through automation, right-sizing and platform improvements
• Support AI-native engineering practices through infrastructure automation and appropriate platform capabilities
• Identify technical risks and escalate architectural or strategic concerns where appropriate
• Collaborate on design reviews and support other engineers through technical mentoring and knowledge sharing
• Contribute reusable standards, modules and engineering improvements across the cloud engineering community

• 5+ years of cloud, infrastructure or platform engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience designing, building and operating cloud-native infrastructure and services
• Strong practical experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or equivalent, including version control, testing and automated delivery
• Experience operating services on at least one major cloud platform
• Experience with containers, orchestration and cloud-native infrastructure
• A strong understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and automated provisioning and deployment processes
• Experience implementing observability, monitoring, alerting and operational tooling
• Experience supporting production infrastructure and resolving operational incidents
• Strong scripting and automation skills
• An understanding of resilience, distributed systems and infrastructure supportability
• The ability to incorporate security and compliance requirements into infrastructure solutions from the outset
• An understanding of AI-assisted software delivery and the infrastructure capabilities required to support its safe and effective adoption
• The ability to mentor and collaborate with engineers through design reviews, technical discussions and knowledge sharing
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent practical experience

• Work on cloud infrastructure and platform services underpinning Vodafone's next-generation digital products and services
• Contribute to cloud-native platforms, reusable engineering capabilities, APIs, integrations and secure digital services operating across multiple customer journeys and markets
• Work closely with Cloud Architects, platform specialists and engineering teams on significant infrastructure solutions
• Influence cloud engineering practices through automation, infrastructure-as-code and reusable patterns
• Contribute to AI-native engineering practices while maintaining security, governance and engineering discipline
• Develop technical leadership experience through mentoring, design reviews and knowledge sharing