Overview
Cloud Engineer – Leeds, LS11 5AD
Job Title
Cloud Engineer
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Category
Infrastructure
Closing Date
3 October 2025
About You
The ideal candidate should be an experienced cloud engineer with a strong technical foundation on a major cloud provider, they should also have a proactive mindset and be looking to step into a growing team to support a large retail enterprise platform. The candidate should understand the importance of cloud technology within a fast-paced retail environment and be willing to drive change and support teams to meet the business needs.
Required
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Proven experience with Azure or another major cloud provider in a production environment.
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Strong understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
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Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferable).
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Solid grasp of cloud security, networking, and monitoring practices.
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Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
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Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
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Customer-centric approach with a focus on reliability and performance.
Desirable
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Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect).
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Experience with observability tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus).
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Understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, firewalls, VNETs, routing).
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Exposure to containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Everything you’ll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- Company Car allowance of £5,700
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves”
