Infrastructure and Cloud Specialist

Overview

Infrastructure and Cloud Specialist - Cheltenham, UK (Hybrid working).

Role: Group IT Cloud & Infrastructure Specialist reporting to the Infrastructure & Cloud Manager. This is a technical specialist role with no direct reports, but with significant influence across Group IT teams. You'll act as a trusted advisor, driving innovation, defining standards, and supporting cloud adoption while maintaining compliance with industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain hybrid infrastructure solutions with a focus on performance, cost-efficiency, and security.
• Lead technology exploitation initiatives to support business transformation and integration.
• Identify and document risks, issues, and critical success factors.
• Promote and maintain design standards and development methodologies.
• Create control patterns, conduct risk evaluations, and ensure compliance with policies and standards.
• Provide specialist design support for Microsoft services and estimate costs for IT solutions.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimise reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align infrastructure with business goals.
• Participate in audits, risk reviews, and change control processes.
• Support out-of-hours operations as part of the on-call rota.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, particularly IaaS and PaaS infrastructure solutions.
• Experience with networking, virtualization, server management, and operating systems.
• Proven ability to lead large cloud engagements, including infrastructure migration and application modernisation.
• Demonstrable experience with Entra ID and IDAM practices.
• Familiarity with Azure IAC and FINOPS is preferred.
• Holding or working towards Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Administrator Associate.
• Experience as a trusted advisor influencing cloud and infrastructure adoption.
• Strategic business acumen and the ability to align IT solutions with organisational goals.
• Effective communication skills, including working with board-level stakeholders.

Success factors

• Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times.
• Be results-driven with a focus on delivering solutions that provide tangible business benefits.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Be a collaborative team player with experience working across teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Uphold high standards of customer service and stakeholder engagement.
• Maintain a proactive approach to risk management, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days' paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group: We are committed to inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. We will consider requests for flexible working and support a broad range of inclusion commitments. Learn more at Spirax Group's life at Spirax page (details removed here for formatting). We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.