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Cloud Engineer
This Cloud Engineer position offers a rare opportunity to take a key role in a number of true greenfield projects, where you’ll design and build a cutting-edge infrastructure using the best technology possible (no legacy systems here). The company is growing at a phenomenal pace and for the right person, this is a career-defining position with multiple avenues for progression...
Enterprise Recruitment Ltd
Cambridge
Cloud Engineer
Cloud Engineer - £35,000 - £45,000 per annum (May include ad hoc out-of-hours support) – Liverpool, L3 Want to escape routine cloud support work and build something that actually matters? Ready to work on real-world tech that helps doctors save lives? At MyCardium AI, your cloud engineering skills will directly power medical imaging tools that are changing global heart care....
MyCardium AI
Liverpool
Cloud Engineer (Hybrid - 2 days per week)
Cloud Engineer Manchester / Hybrid, 2 days a week in the office £50,000 – £53,000 Permanent We are working with a well-established Manchester-based digital and technology services business that builds, hosts and supports websites and platforms for a broad range of organisations. They are hiring a Cloud Engineer to join their infrastructure function at a key point of transformation, with...
Avanti Recruitment
Manchester
Platform Engineer (Security & AI)
We are working with a growing tech‑led organisation who are strengthening their security function while building out new AI and automation capabilities. This is a brand‑new position sitting across both the Security team and the AI/Automation team, giving you a genuine opportunity to become their go‑to specialist for security within AI and cloud platforms. ⭐ What makes this role different...
Reed Technology
Newcastle upon Tyne
M365 Engineering Lead
Strategic Engineering Lead – Microsoft 365 Tenancy Consolidation Programme Location: Hybrid –Peterborough | 3-Year Fixed Term | Salary: Up to £100,000 We’re working with a leading UK education group on a major Microsoft 365 tenancy consolidation programme, bringing multiple tenancies together into a single, secure, and efficient environment. This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced Strategic Engineering Lead to...
VIQU IT
Longthorpe
Devops Engineering lead
Senior DevOps Lead Location - Edinburgh ideally onsite but may consider remote working Financial Services (Day 2 Programme) We are seeking a Senior DevOps Led to manage a team of six Cloud System Engineers as part of a Day 2 programme transitioning services between UK banks. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape cloud and DevOps operations in...
anding a job in cloud computing can be highly competitive — especially in the UK market where demand far outpaces supply in many segments. Whether you’re aiming for roles in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability, Cloud Architecture, Security, Data/Analytics, or Platform Operations, hiring managers screen applications quickly and with specific priorities in mind.
Hiring managers don’t read every detail at first; they scan for critical signals in the first 10–20 seconds. These early signals determine whether your CV gets read more closely, whether your LinkedIn profile gets clicked, and whether you’re invited to interview.
This guide breaks down, in practical terms, exactly what hiring managers look for first in cloud computing applications — and what you should emphasise in your CV, cover letter and portfolio to stand out on www.cloudcomputingjobs.co.uk
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Cloud computing underpins almost every modern digital service. From financial systems and healthcare platforms to AI, e-commerce, government infrastructure and cybersecurity, the cloud is now the default operating environment for UK organisations.
Demand for cloud professionals has grown rapidly, with roles spanning architecture, engineering, security, DevOps, platform operations and cost optimisation. Salaries remain high, and vacancies remain stubbornly difficult to fill.
Yet despite a growing number of graduates with computer science, IT and software engineering degrees, employers across the UK report a persistent problem:
Too many candidates are not job-ready for real cloud computing roles.
This is not a question of intelligence or motivation. It is a structural skills gap between what universities teach and what cloud jobs actually require.
This article explores that gap in depth: what universities do well, what they consistently miss, why the gap exists, what employers genuinely want, and how jobseekers can bridge the divide to build sustainable careers in cloud computing.
Thinking about switching into cloud computing in your 30s, 40s or 50s? You aren’t alone. Across the UK, employers are hiring professionals from diverse backgrounds to help organisations adopt, manage & optimise cloud technology. But let’s cut through the buzzwords. This guide gives you a practical, UK-focused reality check on cloud computing careers for career switchers — what roles exist, what you actually need to learn, how long it takes to retrain and, importantly, whether age matters.
If you’re exploring a move into cloud computing, this article lays out what’s realistic and how to get there without falling for hype.
Cloud computing underpins much of the UK’s digital economy. From startups and scale-ups to enterprise organisations and the public sector, cloud platforms enable everything from data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, DevOps and digital services.
Yet despite high demand for cloud skills, many employers struggle to attract the right candidates. Cloud job adverts are often flooded with unsuitable applications, while experienced cloud engineers, architects and platform specialists quietly pass them by.
In most cases, the problem is not the shortage of cloud talent — it is the quality and clarity of the job advert.
Cloud professionals are pragmatic, technically experienced and highly selective. A poorly written job ad signals confusion, unrealistic expectations or a lack of cloud maturity. A well-written one signals credibility, good engineering culture and long-term thinking.
This guide explains how to write a cloud computing job ad that attracts the right people, improves applicant quality and strengthens your employer brand.
If you are applying for cloud computing jobs in the UK you might have noticed something frustrating: job descriptions rarely ask for “maths” directly yet interviews often drift into capacity, performance, reliability, cost or security trade-offs that are maths in practice.
The good news is you do not need degree-level theory to be job-ready. For most roles like Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, SRE, Cloud Architect, FinOps Analyst or Cloud Security Engineer you keep coming back to a small set of practical skills:
Units, rates & back-of-the-envelope estimation (requests per second, throughput, latency, storage growth)
Statistics for reliability & observability (percentiles, error rates, SLOs, error budgets)
Capacity planning & queueing intuition (utilisation, saturation, Little’s Law)
Cost modelling & optimisation (right-sizing, break-even thinking, cost per transaction)
Trade-off reasoning under constraints (performance vs cost vs reliability)
This guide explains exactly what to learn plus a 6-week plan & portfolio projects you can publish to prove it.
Cloud computing sits at the heart of modern tech. Almost every digital product runs on someone’s cloud platform – from banking apps & streaming services to AI tools & online shops. Behind those platforms are teams of cloud engineers, architects, SREs, security specialists & more.
These roles demand problem-solvers who can think in systems, spot patterns, stay calm under pressure & imagine better ways to build & run infrastructure. That makes cloud computing a natural fit for many neurodivergent people – including those with ADHD, autism & dyslexia.
If you are neurodivergent & considering a cloud career, you might have heard messages like “you’re too distracted for engineering”, “too literal for stakeholder work” or “too disorganised for operations”. In reality, many traits that come with ADHD, autism & dyslexia are exactly what cloud teams need.
This guide is written for cloud computing job seekers in the UK. We will cover:
What neurodiversity means in a cloud context
How ADHD, autism & dyslexia strengths map to cloud roles
Practical workplace adjustments you can ask for under UK law
How to talk about neurodivergence in applications & interviews
By the end, you should have a clearer sense of where you might thrive in cloud computing – & how to turn “different thinking” into a professional superpower.
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