Job type
PermanentLocation
NewportWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
CloudIndustry
Energy, Utilities & MiningPay
Up to c£70,000
Cloud Automation Engineer - Newport - Permanetn - Hybrid - Up to c£70k
Hays are supporting a large business in the South Wales region to recruit a new permanent Cloud Automation Engineer. The role is hybrid 2/3 days per week on site and paying up to c70k + bonus. You’ll also receive an extremely competitive pension, life assurance and annual pay reviews.
This new role will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automation tools used across the environment—from support partner tools to deployment and maintenance scripts for the Technical Operations team.
In the role you will:
- Ensure smooth IT operations and compliance with standards.
- Proactively manage technical issues, risks, and incidents.
- Support secure solution delivery and cybersecurity efforts.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and suppliers on changes and projects.
- Maintain system documentation and drive service improvements.
- Lead and develop a small technical team.
To be considered for this role, you will ideally have:
- Strong analytical skills for resolving complex technical issues with minimal disruption.
- Extensive experience automating Windows, Linux, Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 environments.
- Proficient in Azure and Terraform for cloud infrastructure management.
- Solid understanding of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, VLANs).
- Skilled in automation tools like PowerShell, Azure Automation, Power Platform, and REST APIs.
- Capable of producing clear, detailed technical documentation.
Tooling & Scripting Skills:
- Strong experience with PowerShell, Git, Terraform, and Azure.
- Familiar with GitHub or Azure DevOps.
- Desirable experience with Python, Perl, Bash, and Pester.
- Working knowledge of Intune.
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