Join Rolls-Royce as an Infrastructure Engineer in Derby on a full-time basis. You will drive the development and migration of application projects to the Azure cloud, building secure and scalable environments for data-intensive solutions.
Requirements
Degree level education in Mathematics, Computing, or Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
6+ years of total experience with 5+ years in Azure Cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) in relation to data-intensive solutions.
Expertise in IaC tools such as Terraform, Biceps, ARM, and PowerShell, alongside CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
Must be a UK resident for 5 or more years and eligible for SC clearance.
Skills & Responsibilities
Azure Cloud & Data Services: Design, configure, and optimize data-related services such as Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse, and Data Lake to support cloud migrations.
Infrastructure as Code & DevOps: Automate deployments using Terraform, Biceps, ARM, and PowerShell while implementing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
Networking & Security: Configure App Gateway, IaaS, Active Directory, Firewalls, and Networking in the context of PaaS while adhering to cybersecurity standards.
Collaboration & Documentation: Coordinate effectively with project architects, developers, and data teams to resolve infrastructure issues and maintain documentation.
Potential transition routes: People from Cloud Engineer or DevOps Engineer roles may bring cloud infrastructure and automation skills, alongside meeting the core Azure and data platform requirements.
Job description
Job Description
Infrastructure Engineer
Derby
Full Time
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
Position Summary
We have two exciting opportunities for experienced infrastructure engineers to join our Digital team in Derby.
As an Infrastructure Engineer you will work in the complex development and migration of application projects to Azure cloud. You will work with business analysts, application developers, architects, and data stakeholders to understand the customer business cases and build secure and scalable Azure environment.
What you will be doing:
Understanding the requirement and individually handling the cloud environment with minimal guidance.
Designing, building and Implementation of environment setup in Azure cloud for applications, data team and DevOps.
Implementation of Azure cloud resources with security features enabled.
Good co-ordination with project Architects, Developers, Data team and RR infrastructure support team for resolving infrastructure related issues.
Ownership of documentation, tracking and prioritizing tasks and highlighting the foreseen blockers upfront.
Ensure the azure cloud environment is as per compliance.
Position qualifications:
Degree level education in Mathematics, Computing or Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
6+ years of total experience with 5+ years in Azure Cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) in relation to data intensive solutions
Cloud Services Experience
Design, configure and optimize data related service in Azure such as Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake, Database & Batch services.
Designing solutions and implementation/migration of data intensive applications to Azure Cloud.
Ability to design/implement/Troubleshoot end-to-end pipelines in Data platform for related projects.
Configuring App gateway, IaaS, AD, Firewall & Networking in the context of PaaS
Implement SQL & NO SQL solutions in Azure Data platform.
Experience is migrating data from On-prem to Cloud environment.
Exposure to Cybersecurity standards and implementation of cloud and resource controls to meet RR standard
DevOps
Knowledge of Dev-Ops processes (including CI/CD) and Infrastructure as code is essential.
Expert working on IaC tools such as Terraform, Biceps, ARM, PowerShell to automate deployment with Azure devops.
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines in Azure Devops using YAML pipelines and scripts with best practice.
Good understanding in Git, Repos, Artifacts, branching strategy, Conflicts, Policies, Pipelines as applied to data solutions
Knowledge in Kubernetes, Container technologies are added advantage.
Regional Benefits
Generous Annual Leave
Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
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To work for this Rolls-Royce business area an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are UK resident for 5 or more years and eligible for SC clearance.
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient, and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Closing Date: 24/11/2026
As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.
