Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Overview

Ready to grow your cloud engineering career in a business providing a vital service every day? Join apetito as a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer and help modernise the technology behind our 24/7 operations.This is an infrastructure role focused on running, supporting and improving our Azure and Microsoft 365 environments. You’ll work with our International Cloud Infrastructure team, supporting services across the UK, Canada and US and collaborating closely with colleagues in Germany. With a significant IT transformation underway, this is an opportunity to broaden your technical experience, contribute to cloud projects and help shape services that support our continued growth.You’ll work alongside our Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer and international colleagues, sharing knowledge and tackling challenges across Azure, Microsoft 365 and other cloud platforms.

You might be looking to build on solid cloud experience, expand your skills and contribute to an international team. You will bring a logical approach to troubleshooting, clear communication and the initiative to manage your workload independently.Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, with onsite requirement 3 days per week.Travel: Occasional visits to Rheine, Germany, and other locations, potentially including Canada and the US.

Who we are

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support, monitor and develop cloud environments across the UK and North America, including Azure, Microsoft 365, GCP and Cloudflare.
• Keep services secure, resilient and up to date through security controls, patching, backups and data continuity.
• Troubleshoot escalated incidents, working with the Service Desk, Digital Product Engineers and external partners to restore services.
• Take technical ownership of cloud infrastructure projects and support DevOps activities, including CI/CD pipeline administration.
• Monitor capacity, performance and costs, helping plan resources and budgets efficiently.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, the CMDB and service reporting.
• Share knowledge with international colleagues and develop your expertise in cloud infrastructure, security and service management.

About you

Essential:

• AZ-104: Azure Administrator Associate certification
• MS-102, SC-300 (or equivalent experience)
• Solid background of managing Azure and Microsoft 365 environments in a work setting, with cloud engineering experience in a large or complex organisation.
• Strong Azure experience, including App Services, Storage Accounts, Virtual Networks and VPN Gateways, alongside confident M365 administration.
• Scripting and cloud automation using Azure CLI, PowerShell, Bash and related tools.
• Understanding of IP protocols, access lists, firewalls, VPNs and cloud security best practice.
• Experience using monitoring dashboards, patching, reporting and accurate technical documentation.
• Ability to work effectively with third-party support partners and prioritise incidents within ticketing systems and SLAs.
• A collaborative, methodical approach
• Confidence communicating and sharing knowledge with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Pro-active troubleshooter

Desirable:

• Google Associate Cloud Engineer, CompTIA Cloud+, CCSP or equivalent certifications
• Knowledge of GCP, Cloudflare, IP networking and Cisco ISE

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.