Cloud Engineer
| Posting date: | 03 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £42,350.00 to £47,537.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | Canterbury, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Canterbury City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CCC0742 |
Summary
The IT team at Canterbury City Council are looking for a Cloud Engineer to join their Infrastructure team.
Are you an experienced IT professional with experience in all aspects of IT infrastructure?
If so, come and join us and take the opportunity to help shape our IT services and delivery.
This is a great opportunity for someone with the right skills to help develop the council’s cloud infrastructure. You would be joining the team at an exciting time as we are in the process of modernising the council’s digital infrastructure and migrating our services to the cloud.
What’s in it for you?
A salary of £42,350.18 - £47,537.02 per annum
Cost of living pay award negotiated annually as a salary increase
Flexible, hybrid working - we understand the importance of a good work-life balance.
We offer a generous annual leave entitlement! You’ll receive 23days annual leave which increase with service, plus bank holidays, PLUS 3 given days which are usually used over the Christmas period when our main offices are closed. You’ll also have the option to buy more annual leave.
Bank Holidays off
A fantastic local government pension scheme.
We’ll support and encourage your career by providing excellent opportunities for training and development, as well as cover your Professional Body Membership fees where essential to the role.
Employee perks, including multiple retailer and lifestyle discounts to help you get the most out of your money and enjoy your free time.
An easier commute: free use of Canterbury’s Park and Ride, flexi bus tickets, and a cycle to work scheme.
Stay healthy: Access to free counselling, advice and webinars through our employee assistance program, as well as contributions to the cost of Flu Jabs.
About this job:
You’ll be working with the IT infrastructure team to develop, maintain and deliver IT infrastructure, services and systems.
Here’s what you’ll get up to
Designing and developing our cloud infrastructure
Managing our Microsoft 365 environment
Troubleshooting complex issues and providing 2ndand 3rdline support for IT issues
Ensuring we maintain a secure environment with configuration, patching and upgrades.
Assist with general infrastructure projects including design, delivery and support.
Working pattern:
Monday – Friday excluding bank holidays
Full-Time 37 hours a week
Permanent contract
The team operates a flexible hybrid working model. Normally you will be expected to be on site at least once a week. This may vary from week to week and could be more often depending on the team’s workload and the projects you are working on.
We recognize the benefits of smarter working practices that enable us to maximise productivity.
About you. You will have the following;
Your knowledge
Practical Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365
Strong knowledge of SharePoint, Teams
Knowledge of security and compliance regulations
Knowledge of networking and firewall administration
Your experience
Experience of designing and architecting IT solutions.
Your qualifications
An undergraduate degree (or significant relevant practical experience in an ICT infrastructure environment)
So, if this Cloud Engineer job opportunity in Canterburylooks right for you, please apply today! Simply click the “Apply Online” button and create your account to begin your application form.
For and informal chat to find out more about the role or what it’s like to work in Canterbury City Council’s IT team, please contact Dave Hailwood by email dave.hailwood@canterbury.gov.uk. Dave is our Senior IT Infrastructure Manager and very much welcomes your email.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at Canterbury City Council.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in everything we do. We provide a safe and welcoming environment where everyone is valued, included and respected.
Our diversity strengthens our ability to serve the diverse communities we support through our work.
To demonstrate this through our actions, all applications are anonymised for the shortlisting panel, allowing all applicants to be assessed on merit alone.
Site Maintenance Dates:
Site maintenance is being carried out and may be unavailable on 25th October 2025 between the hours of 00:00 – 12:00.
Are you an experienced IT professional with experience in all aspects of IT infrastructure?
If so, come and join us and take the opportunity to help shape our IT services and delivery.
This is a great opportunity for someone with the right skills to help develop the council’s cloud infrastructure. You would be joining the team at an exciting time as we are in the process of modernising the council’s digital infrastructure and migrating our services to the cloud.
What’s in it for you?
A salary of £42,350.18 - £47,537.02 per annum
Cost of living pay award negotiated annually as a salary increase
Flexible, hybrid working - we understand the importance of a good work-life balance.
We offer a generous annual leave entitlement! You’ll receive 23days annual leave which increase with service, plus bank holidays, PLUS 3 given days which are usually used over the Christmas period when our main offices are closed. You’ll also have the option to buy more annual leave.
Bank Holidays off
A fantastic local government pension scheme.
We’ll support and encourage your career by providing excellent opportunities for training and development, as well as cover your Professional Body Membership fees where essential to the role.
Employee perks, including multiple retailer and lifestyle discounts to help you get the most out of your money and enjoy your free time.
An easier commute: free use of Canterbury’s Park and Ride, flexi bus tickets, and a cycle to work scheme.
Stay healthy: Access to free counselling, advice and webinars through our employee assistance program, as well as contributions to the cost of Flu Jabs.
About this job:
You’ll be working with the IT infrastructure team to develop, maintain and deliver IT infrastructure, services and systems.
Here’s what you’ll get up to
Designing and developing our cloud infrastructure
Managing our Microsoft 365 environment
Troubleshooting complex issues and providing 2ndand 3rdline support for IT issues
Ensuring we maintain a secure environment with configuration, patching and upgrades.
Assist with general infrastructure projects including design, delivery and support.
Working pattern:
Monday – Friday excluding bank holidays
Full-Time 37 hours a week
Permanent contract
The team operates a flexible hybrid working model. Normally you will be expected to be on site at least once a week. This may vary from week to week and could be more often depending on the team’s workload and the projects you are working on.
We recognize the benefits of smarter working practices that enable us to maximise productivity.
About you. You will have the following;
Your knowledge
Practical Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365
Strong knowledge of SharePoint, Teams
Knowledge of security and compliance regulations
Knowledge of networking and firewall administration
Your experience
Experience of designing and architecting IT solutions.
Your qualifications
An undergraduate degree (or significant relevant practical experience in an ICT infrastructure environment)
So, if this Cloud Engineer job opportunity in Canterburylooks right for you, please apply today! Simply click the “Apply Online” button and create your account to begin your application form.
For and informal chat to find out more about the role or what it’s like to work in Canterbury City Council’s IT team, please contact Dave Hailwood by email dave.hailwood@canterbury.gov.uk. Dave is our Senior IT Infrastructure Manager and very much welcomes your email.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at Canterbury City Council.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in everything we do. We provide a safe and welcoming environment where everyone is valued, included and respected.
Our diversity strengthens our ability to serve the diverse communities we support through our work.
To demonstrate this through our actions, all applications are anonymised for the shortlisting panel, allowing all applicants to be assessed on merit alone.
Site Maintenance Dates:
Site maintenance is being carried out and may be unavailable on 25th October 2025 between the hours of 00:00 – 12:00.
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