More details about the Infrastructure Cloud Engineer

Role: Infrastructure Cloud Engineer

Location: Milton Keynes / Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office

Reporting to: Head of IT Infrastructure

The Role:

We are seeking a hands-on and experienced Infrastructure Cloud Engineer with a strong foundation in traditional on-premise Infrastructure to join our growing IT Team. This role is central to transforming and migrating our existing infrastructure into a scalable, resilient and modern cloud-based environment. As part of a small, multi-skilled team you will also contribute skills and knowledge across a wide range of adjacent cloud technologies. This is a key role with significant influence on the future direction of our technology landscape.

What you'll be doing:

• Infrastructure Transformation :
  Play a key role in the migration and modernisation of existing on-premise infrastructure to a scalable, cloud-native environment in Microsoft Azure.

• I nfrastructure-as-code & automation :
  Design, implement and manage Terraform and Ansible based infrastructure automation, helping the team improve consistency, reliability, and speed of deployment across both cloud and on-premise environments

• Collaboration with Security:
  Partner with the security team to embed robust security practices and monitoring tools into the infrastructure, ensuring all systems meet compliance, resilience, and audit standards.

• T ooling and optimisation :
  Identify and implement new tools and technologies to improve system monitoring, performance, and operational efficiency across both on-prem and cloud-based infrastructure.

• Cross-Technology support: As part of a small, flexible technology team, take ownership of a broad set of responsibilities, including infrastructure support, scripting,
  Intune, and automation tooling - stepping outside your core remit as needed to support team and business goals.

• H ands-on project delivery :
  Lead and contribute to infrastructure-focused projects from planning through to delivery, ensuring they are executed efficiently, meet business requirements, and are aligned with technical standards.

• Documentation and knowledge sharing :
  Maintain accurate technical documentation and contribute to the team's knowledge base, ensuring that systems are well understood, and knowledge is shared across the team.

We're looking for someone with:

• Extensive experience in IT infrastructure, including on-premise servers, networking, storage and active directory / Entra ID

• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, including experience with cloud migration, virtual networking, identity and resource management

• Experience with Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local

• Hands-on experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code tooling including Terraform, Ansible and PowerShell

• Good understanding of security principles and proven experience with collaborating with security teams with a focus on Infrastructure hardening, monitoring and compliance

• Familiarity with endpoint management solutions such as Microsoft Intune, and a willingness to support broader IT systems beyond core infrastructure.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to take ownership of complex infrastructure challenges from design through to implementation

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and manage multiple priorities.

What you'll bring to the role:

• A solid track record of hands-on infrastructure engineering, with experience in migrating traditional on-prem systems to Microsoft Azure in complex environments.

• Deep knowledge of both cloud and on-premise infrastructure, including servers, networking, Identity, and storage technologies.

• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation using Terraform, Ansible, and PowerShell.

• Experience working in small, agile technology teams, showing the ability to contribute across a broad range of tools and platforms, including areas outside your core remit.

• Strong understanding of IT security practices and experience working alongside security teams to ensure infrastructure is resilient and compliant.

• A hands-on approach to infrastructure modernisation, with an emphasis on monitoring, automation, and operational efficiency.

• Mastery in implementing and utilising advanced monitoring and automation tools to enhance IT operations.

• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills, with the ability to operate independently and take initiative in a dynamic environment.

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.

We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.

Despite this growth, we've remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee still working here! We've done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:

• Be approachable and appreciate what others do
• Make complex things as simple as possible
• Build great teams, because Rightmove is people
• Drive improvement, we can always be better
• Share early, honestly and often

We believe in careers that open doors, and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we're a great place to work, we're clearly doing something right!

If all this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making

What we offer

People are the foundation of Rightmove - We'll help you build a career on it.

• Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments
• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan
• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes
• Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in office
• Contributory stakeholder pension
• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life
• Competitive compensation package
• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility
• Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan
• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching
• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation. At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.

Ultimately, we care much more about the person you are and how you think and approach things, than a list of qualifications and buzzwords on a CV. Even if you can't say 'yes' to all the above, but are smart, self-motivated and passionate, then get in touch.