Cloud Engineer

While you’ll have heard our name, there’s a lot you probably don’t know about NEXT. Like how we create most of our systems ourselves – whether it’s a website, mobile app or application. What’s more, we’re growing. Fast. And it’s the kind of growth and investment that is exciting for everyone in our business.

Infrastructure & Cloud Services are at the forefront of everything from Cloud to Networking, Data Centres to virtual servers/servers (Windows and Linux) as well as desktops, Licensing and mobile phones! Every piece of infrastructure at Head office, in the stores, the warehouses, for the website or the contact centre are supported by this area. Central services such as Microsoft Azure, GSuite and GCP, file services, Citrix, Active Directory (and much more) are all provided and supported by this area. 

The role

Technology drives what we do. Plain and simple. As we’re going through a huge change as a business, we need a solid team with us who are committed to driving our systems forward. 

As a Cloud Engineer you’ll play a key part in this. You will help design, implement and maintain the Azure Platform that underpins Next’s cloud applications and services. You’ll be working alongside (and supporting) our Business Intelligence Systems team and Data teams, working in alignment with our Developers and Data Scientists to provide expert Cloud environment knowledge. You’ll do this using different technologies which you’ll ideally have experience with the below (non-exhaustive list):

• Terraform for Infrastructure-as-code 
• Databricks 
• Azure DevOps (on-premises and cloud), CI/CD pipelines, automated builds/releases 
• PowerShell scripts
• SQL Server database, Windows & Linux servers and more

In addition, we’re looking for you to be:  

• Able to speak, read and write English at a level that enables you to complete your role, for example, to understand instructions and communicate effectively with stakeholders and/or other team members
• Experienced in effectively working in a collaborative manner in a large scale, fast paced environment within a multifunctional technical team
• Flexible with on-call and standby requirements

You’ll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office on a hybrid basis. A fast-paced, encouraging and supportive environment in which everyone brings an energy and a commitment to delivering for our customers and their own careers. Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Make things bigger and better than before. Let’s Take It On.

So if you’re an expert in this field, have strong communication skills and considerable Cloud knowledge, work with initiative and can build great working relationships within the business, this is the place for you – and your career.