Cloud & Server Engineer

What you'll bring to the team

Cloud & Server Engineer

Location: London/Hybrid

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent - Salaried

The Cloud & Server Platform Engineer oversees the operation, optimisation, and governance of the organisation’s cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments. Working closely with the Solution Architecture team and other technology functions, they design and deliver infrastructure solutions that meet both business and technical requirements.

This role is accountable for ensuring the performance, security, and scalability of core platform services that support data, applications, and integration workloads. The Engineer ensures platforms, including Azure and other relevant cloud providers, remain aligned with organisational objectives. Collaborating with IT, engineering, and security teams to maintain reliable and efficient operations.

Azure Platform Engineering & DevOps

• Design, build and evolve scalable Azure infrastructure (compute, networking, storage, identity, PaaS/serverless)
• Define and maintain platform architectures, standards and design patterns
• Implement Azure governance (Landing Zones, Policies, Cost Management) ensuring compliance and cost control
• Establish monitoring, observability, backup and disaster recovery frameworks

DevOps & Automation

• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions)
• Deliver Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Develop automation tooling (PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python) for provisioning, configuration and scaling
• Drive containerisation and modern workload adoption (Docker, AKS)
• Continuously improve automation, reliability and operational efficiency

Standards, Governance & Support

• Define platform policies, guardrails and operational standards
• Own runbooks, SOPs and knowledge documentation
• Act as L3 escalation for complex platform issues and lead root cause analysis
• Drive capacity planning, cost optimisation and self-service capability

Solution Engineering & Collaboration

• Partner with architects and product teams to deliver fit-for-purpose Azure solutions
• Ensure alignment with Well-Architected Framework and business requirements
• Support integration across cloud and on-prem systems
• Work with vendors and Microsoft on strategic and complex issues

Security & Compliance

• Embed security best practice (RBAC, DevSecOps, Key Vault, policy-as-code)
• Ensure compliance with internal standards and frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, GDPR)
• Support risk management and remediation of vulnerabilities

Communication & Reporting

• Report on platform health, performance and cost optimisation
• Communicate platform changes, roadmaps and architecture decisions
• Provide clear documentation and knowledge transfer to operational teams

Qualifications & Experience

• Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity (Entra ID), and governance services.

  • 2+ years of experience with DevOps tooling and practices, including CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM), and version control (Git).

  • 2+ years' experience in infrastructure design, platform engineering, or architecture.

  • Strong proficiency with automation and scripting — PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, or Bash.

  • Solid understanding of containerisation (Docker) and familiarity with orchestration platforms (Azure Kubernetes Service).

  • Deep understanding of cloud architecture, deployment patterns, and management best practices, including the Azure Well-Architected Framework.

  • Experience defining standards, governance frameworks, and reference architectures for cloud platform consumption.

  • Strong knowledge of networking concepts, storage configurations, virtualisation technologies, and disaster recovery/backup design for hybrid environments.

Benefits

• ‘Enjoy the Ride’ Merlin Annual Passes - 6 in total per year, 1 for you, plus 5 to gift to loved ones!
• Merlin Magic Pass - 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all our Merlin Attractions across the world rising to 40 after a year’s service
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Company bonus
• Private pension scheme
• 40% discount online off LEGO
• 25% discount in our on-site retail shops and restaurants
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Plus, many more…

If you have any questions or if you require any assistance, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at Recruitment@Merlinentertainments.biz and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Pay Range

Competitive